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Accolade

//ˈæk.əˌleɪd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An expression of approval; praise.
  2. 2
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction wordnet
  3. 3
    A special acknowledgment; an award.

    "This film is likely to pick up major accolades."

  4. 4
    An embrace of greeting or salutation.

    "[…] for the tears stood in the old gentleman's eyes, when, having first shaken Edward heartily by the hand in the English fashion, he embraced him a-la-mode Françoise, and kissed him on both sides of the face; while the hardness of his gripe, and the quantity of Scotch snuff which his accolade communicated, called corresponding drops of moisture to the eyes of his guest."

  5. 5
    A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword. historical

    "“Rise, Sir Miles Hendon, Knight,” said the King, gravely—giving the accolade with Hendon’s sword—“rise, and seat thyself. Thy petition is granted. Whilst England remains, and the crown continues, the privilege shall not lapse.”"

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  1. 6
    A brace used to join two or more staves.
  2. 7
    A written presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954. US
  3. 8
    An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
  4. 9
    Synonym of curly bracket.
Verb
  1. 1
    To embrace or kiss in salutation. transitive
  2. 2
    To confer a knighthood on. historical, transitive
  3. 3
    To confer praise or awards on. transitive

    "an accoladed novel"

Etymology

Etymology 1

First use appears c. 1591 in the publications of Thomas Lodge, borrowed from French accolade, from Occitan acolada (“an embrace”), from acolar (“to embrace”), from Italian accollato, from Vulgar Latin *accollō (“to hug around the neck”), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”) (English collar).

Etymology 2

First use appears c. 1591 in the publications of Thomas Lodge, borrowed from French accolade, from Occitan acolada (“an embrace”), from acolar (“to embrace”), from Italian accollato, from Vulgar Latin *accollō (“to hug around the neck”), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”) (English collar).

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