Definition of accident

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Accident (n.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

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Accident :: Accident (n.) Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident..
Fortuity :: Fortuity (n.) Accident; chance; casualty.
Periculum :: Periculum (n.) In a narrower, judicial sense: Accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation..
Accident :: Accident (n.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
Essence :: Essence (n.) The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts..
External :: External (a.) Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
Accident :: Accident (n.) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case..
Incident :: Incident (n.) That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event.
Sad :: Sad (supperl.) Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune..
Find :: Find (v. t.) To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person..
Count :: Count (v. i.) To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control..
Untoward :: Untoward (a.) Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident..
Accidentalness :: Accidentalness (n.) The quality of being accidental; casualness.
Accidentally :: Accidentally (adv.) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
Hap :: Hap (n.) That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot..
By-stroke :: By-stroke (n.) An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
Bechance :: Bechance (adv.) By chance; by accident.
Misadventure :: Misadventure (n.) Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure.
By-blow :: By-blow (n.) A side or incidental blow; an accidental blow.
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