 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
accolade
noun: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an
award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {honor}, {honour}, {laurels}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Accolade \Ac'co*lade"\ ([a^]k'k[-o]*l[=a]d" or
[a^]k'k[-o]*l[.a]d"; 277), noun [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr.
accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]
1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood,
consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the
shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
2. (Mus.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "accolade":
adulation, apotheosis, award, badge, bays, bepraisement, citation,
congratulation, decoration, deification, distinction, eloge,
encomium, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation, excessive praise, flattery,
glorification, glory, hero worship, homage, hommage, honor,
honorable mention, idolatry, idolizing, kudos, laud, laudation,
laurels, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise, mention,
overpraise, paean, panegyric, praise, tribute
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