Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Accustom (accustomed)
accustom (accustomed), v. [OFr acostume-r, see custom, n.] (webplay: familiar, habit, use).
- Adjust; accommodate; adapt; conform; [word play on “costume”] clothe; cover; dress up; [fig.] prepare for burial; place in a coffin; wrap in a shroud.
- Phrase. “Accustomed to”: familiar with; comfortable with; used to.
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