accostingn.

Brit.

/əˈkɒstɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈkɔstɪŋ/,

/əˈkɑstɪŋ/

Forms: see accost v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accost v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < accost v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later accost n.

a. The action or an act of accost v. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > approach and speaking to a person

boarding1546

accosting1603

abord1607

coasting1609

accostmenta1626

advance1652

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xiii. 23 The..first accoastings of societie and familiarity.

1698 R. Ferguson View Ecclesiastick Reader Ded., sig. A2 The method, that either Mr. Alsop's Education or Malady, have influenced him to take, in the Accosting of his Reader.

1736 Ld. Hervey Mem. II. 114 This prostration was known to be so acceptable an accosting to his Majesty's pride.

1763 T. Nugent tr. J.-J. Rousseau Emilius II. iv. 237 His manner of accosting is neither modest nor vain.

1839 C. Otway Tour in Connaught viii. 180 The parish priest, except where he meets the parson, is the most kindly in his accostings.

1856 Rep. Supreme Court Alabama 28 92 I..don't know what the words were that passed between Trone and Banks between the time of the accosting and the firing of the pistol.

1922 Pacific Reporter 207 174/1 We are a social people and the accosting by one of another in an inoffensive way and an offer by one to communicate..are not regarded as aggression.

1968 Jrnl. Criminal Law, Criminol., & Polit. Sci. 59 278/2 When one is approached by a police officer and merely questioned as to his identity and actions, this is only an accosting and not an arrest.

1999 Billboard 6 Mar. 3/2 People in the Los Angeles area were learning of a rash of crimes..including..the accosting and attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl.

b. spec. The action of publicly offering one's services as a prostitute; soliciting.

ΚΠ

1871 G. H. Napheys Transmission of Life (rev. ed.) 127 We require police regulations, firmly carried out, forbidding the accosting of men on the streets.

1879 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 16 May 3/7 Immoral Characters.—Three young women were placed at the bar and charged with accosting in the public street.

1927 Daily Mail 29 Sept. 10/1 The Cass case of 40 years ago, in which a young woman of irreproachable character was arrested..and charged..with accosting.

1958 M. Kerr People of Ship Street vii. 88 This area contains many brothels and accosting is frequent in a variety of languages and with a diversity of approach.

2003 F. Chaumont-Chancelier in A. Breton et al. Rational Found. of Democratic Politics v. 79 The treatment of prostitution and procuring activities in France, where accosting is the object of a penal sanction.

†2. The action or an act of coming alongside something. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada i. 80 The accoasting of the six to one of the sides [of the ship] afforded our Knights the commodity to tell our Oare-men that the ship was by us taken [It. Onde i sei accostatisi all'vno de' lati, diedero commodità a' nostri Caualieri d'auuisare i rematori, che la Naue era presa].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accosting
释义	accostingn. Brit. /əˈkɒstɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈkɔstɪŋ/, /əˈkɑstɪŋ/ Forms: see accost v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: accost v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < accost v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later accost n. 1. a. The action or an act of accost v. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > approach and speaking to a person boarding1546 accosting1603 abord1607 coasting1609 accostmenta1626 advance1652 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xiii. 23 The..first accoastings of societie and familiarity. 1698 R. Ferguson View Ecclesiastick Reader Ded., sig. A2 The method, that either Mr. Alsop's Education or Malady, have influenced him to take, in the Accosting of his Reader. 1736 Ld. Hervey Mem. II. 114 This prostration was known to be so acceptable an accosting to his Majesty's pride. 1763 T. Nugent tr. J.-J. Rousseau Emilius II. iv. 237 His manner of accosting is neither modest nor vain. 1839 C. Otway Tour in Connaught viii. 180 The parish priest, except where he meets the parson, is the most kindly in his accostings. 1856 Rep. Supreme Court Alabama 28 92 I..don't know what the words were that passed between Trone and Banks between the time of the accosting and the firing of the pistol. 1922 Pacific Reporter 207 174/1 We are a social people and the accosting by one of another in an inoffensive way and an offer by one to communicate..are not regarded as aggression. 1968 Jrnl. Criminal Law, Criminol., & Polit. Sci. 59 278/2 When one is approached by a police officer and merely questioned as to his identity and actions, this is only an accosting and not an arrest. 1999 Billboard 6 Mar. 3/2 People in the Los Angeles area were learning of a rash of crimes..including..the accosting and attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl. b. spec. The action of publicly offering one's services as a prostitute; soliciting. ΚΠ 1871 G. H. Napheys Transmission of Life (rev. ed.) 127 We require police regulations, firmly carried out, forbidding the accosting of men on the streets. 1879 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 16 May 3/7 Immoral Characters.—Three young women were placed at the bar and charged with accosting in the public street. 1927 Daily Mail 29 Sept. 10/1 The Cass case of 40 years ago, in which a young woman of irreproachable character was arrested..and charged..with accosting. 1958 M. Kerr People of Ship Street vii. 88 This area contains many brothels and accosting is frequent in a variety of languages and with a diversity of approach. 2003 F. Chaumont-Chancelier in A. Breton et al. Rational Found. of Democratic Politics v. 79 The treatment of prostitution and procuring activities in France, where accosting is the object of a penal sanction. †2. The action or an act of coming alongside something. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada i. 80 The accoasting of the six to one of the sides [of the ship] afforded our Knights the commodity to tell our Oare-men that the ship was by us taken [It. Onde i sei accostatisi all'vno de' lati, diedero commodità a' nostri Caualieri d'auuisare i rematori, che la Naue era presa]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1603
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