n. [ OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F. accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See Accord, v. t. ]
A mediator of an accord and peace between them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
These all continued with one accord in prayer. Acts i. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]
That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap. Lev. xxv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
Of his own accord he went unto you. 2 Cor. vii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]
With one accord,
They rushed with one accord into the theater. Acts xix. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
When they were accorded from the fray. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
My heart accordeth with my tongue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy actions to thy words accord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OF. acordable, F. accordable. ]
n. [ OF. acordance. ] Agreement; harmony; conformity. “In strict accordance with the law.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Accordance. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OF. acordant, F. accordant. ] Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]
Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who accords, assents, or concedes. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. “This according voice of national wisdom.” Burke. “Mind and soul according well.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the preposition. [ 1913 Webster ]
According as,
Is all things well,
According as I gave directions? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised. Ex. xii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Accordingly; correspondingly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Accord. ] (Mus.) A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A player on the accordion. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. acordement. See Accord, v. ] Agreement; reconcilement. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. F. désaccorder to cause discord. ] To refuse to assent. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Disagreement. Pop. Sci. Monthly. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not accordant. Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not accordant; discordant. [ 1913 Webster ]
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