Accost (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accosting.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See Coast, and cf. Accoast.] 1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of. [Obs.] “So much [of Lapland] as accosts the sea.” Fuller.
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2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic] Shak.
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3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. “Him, Satan thus accosts.” Milton.
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Accost, n. Address; greeting. [R.] J. Morley.
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