Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Address; greeting. · An attack.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. · To join side to side; to border. · To sail along the coast or side of. · To approach; to come up to.
From Middle French accoster, acoster, from Old French acoster (“to stand beside”) (whence Medieval Latin accostare), from Old French a- + coste (“side, flank”).
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This page abbreviates 4 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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