Part 96

<h1>Accourt</h1> <Xpage=12>

<hw>Ac*court"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ac-</ets>, for L. <er>ad</er>. See <er>Court</er>.]</ety> <def>To treat courteously; to court.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Accouter, Accoutre</h1> <Xpage=12>

<hw><hw>Ac*cou"ter</hw>, <hw>Ac*cou"tre</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Accoutered</er> or <er>Accoutred</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Accoutering</er> or <er>Accoutring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>accouter</ets>, OF. <ets>accoutrer</ets>, <ets>accoustrer</ets>; <ets>\'85</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + perh. LL. <ets>custor</ets>, for <ets>custos</ets> guardian, sacristan (cf. <er>Custody</er>), or perh. akin to E. <ets>guilt</ets>.]</ety> <def>To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.</def>

<blockquote>Bot <b>accoutered</b> like young men. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>For this, in rags <b>accoutered</b> are they seen. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Accoutered</b> with his burden and his staff. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Accouterments, Accoutrements</h1> <Xpage=12>

<hw><hw>Ac*cou"ter*ments</hw>, <hw>Ac*cou"tre*ments</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>accoutrement</ets>, earlier also <ets>accoustrement</ets>, earlier also <ets>accoustrement</ets>. See <er>Accouter</er>.]</ety> <def>Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers.</def>

<blockquote>How gay with all the <b>accouterments</b> of war!

<h1>Accoy</h1> <Xpage=12>

<hw>Ac*coy"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoyer</ets>; <ets>ac-</ets>, for L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Coy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To render quiet; to soothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To subdue; to tame; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Then is your careless courage <b>accoyed</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Accredit</h1> <Xpage=12>

<hw>Ac*cred"it</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Accredited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Accrediting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>accr\'82diter</ets>; <ets>\'85</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + cr\'82dit credit. See <er>Credit</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.</def>

<blockquote>His censure will . . . <b>accredit</b> his praises. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>These reasons . . . which <b>accredit</b> and fortify mine opinion. <i>Shelton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.</def>

<blockquote>Beton . . . was <b>accredited</b> to the Court of France. <i>Froude.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To believe; to credit; to put trust in.</def>

<blockquote>The version of early Roman history which was <b>accredited</b> in the fifth century. <i>Sir G. C. Lewis.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He <b>accredited</b> and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To accredit</col> (one) <col>with</col> (something)</mcol>, <cd>to attribute something to him; <as>as, Mr. Clay was <ex>accredited with<ex> these views; they <ex>accredit<ex> him <ex>with<ex> a wise saying</as>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Accreditation</h1> <Xpage=12>