Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AC'CU-RATE, a. [L. accuratus.]

1. In exact conformity to truth, or to a standard or rule, or to a model; free from failure, error, or defect; as, an accurate account; accurate measure; an accurate expression.
2. Determinate; precisely fixed; as, one body may not have a very accurate influence on another. – Bacon.
3. Close; perfectly tight; as, an accurate sealing or luting.