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accolade definition

ac·co·lade (ak′ə lād′, ak′ə lād′)

noun

  1. an embrace formerly used in conferring knighthood
  2. a touch on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword, now used in conferring knighthood
    1. anything done or given as a sign of great respect, approval, appreciation, etc.
    2. words of praise
  4. Music brace (sense )

Etymology: Fr < Prov acolada < VL *accolare, to embrace < L ad, to + collum, neck: see wheel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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