2. Noun. The act of physically confronting a person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accosting
1. accost [v] - See also: accost
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accosting
Literary usage of Accosting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Richard Cumberland by Richard Cumberland (1806)
"... till a well-dressed gentleman ent< ed the room, and civilly accosting me,
requested to partake of our festivity, and join the company, if nobody had an ..."
2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"... Lord North and Grey, remarkable for his homely Face, accosting her one Night
behind the Scenes, asked her, with a Sigh, what waa a Cure for Love? ..."
3. The History of Chivalry; Or, Knighthood and Its Times by Charles Mills (1844)
"... Whether high towering or accosting low, But 1 the measure of her flight do
search, ... accosting ..."
4. Sketches and Studies in Southern Europe by John Addington Symonds (1880)
"\Ve can fancy him accosting the Greek masters of the lyre upon Parnassus, deferring
to none, conceding naught, and meeting their arguments with proud ..."
5. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1864)
"But her natural kindness of disposition and good humour speedily came to her
aid ¡—and, accosting Lord Malmesbury with a smile, she said, ..."
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