Appurtenance

15 Jan 09

Definition

(noun) an appendage added to something else; equipment used for some specific task; gear; minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.

DFW's Sentence On the fourth floor, in Mr. Yeagle's office, the infant had a crib and also a modem, ingenious mobile supporting and restraining device which it spent much of its time in, a large ring or doughnut-shaped appurtenance of heavy blue plastic and a type of cloth or nylon saddle in the center's hole in which the infant was placed in a position somewhat between sitting and stand- ing (that is, the infant's legs were nearly straight, but the saddle or sling appeared to support its weight).

My Sentence Clifton wore his Ultrasone Edition 9 Limited Edition S-Logic Natural Surround Sound Headphones everywhere, not as a unit of entertainment, they remained silent more often than not, but as a stratagem to turning people off before they began, and as such Clifton's appurtenance of survival functioned to effectively isolate him from a chaotic world he did not understand and was happy to avoid by any means necessary.

01: DFW Source: The Compliance Branch (p.17)

02: Definition Source: Ninjawords

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