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accompaniment(dictionary)

bib (oh) and accompaniment (iou)


bib (oh)




[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from bib 'to drink' (14-20 centuries), perhaps from Latin bibere; BIBULOUS]
a piece of cloth or plastic tied under a baby's chin to protect its clothes when it is eating
the part of an apron, dungarees, or overalls that covers your chest
your best bib and tucker
your best clothes - used humorously

accompaniment (iou)



accompaniment noun. E18.
[Old & mod. French accompagnement, formed as ACCOMPANIST: see -MENT.]
Music. The subsidiary part(s), usu. instrumental, supporting a solo instrument or voice, a choir, etc. E18.
gen. Something that accompanies; an appendage. M19.