Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Accost (accosted)
accost (accosted), v. [Fr. < L. accostāre, by the ribs, to be side by side; see coast, n.] (webplay: address, approach).
- Meet; encounter; confront; face each other.
- Address; speak to.
- Approach; draw near.
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