accolade
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views updated Jun 27 2018 ac·co·lade / ˈakəˌlād; -ˌläd/ • n. 1. an award or privilege granted as a
special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit. ∎ an expression of
praise or admiration. 2. a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a
knighthood.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
accolade
oxford
views updated Jun 08 2018accolade. Two
ogee curves meeting above or within an arch, and rising to a
finial, usually associated with late-
Gothic work, e.g. over a
doorway or in a
screen.
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
accolade
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views updated Jun 11 2018accolade salutation on the bestowal of knighthood. XVII. — F.
accolade — Pr.
acolada, f. Rom. *
accollāre embrace about the neck, f.
AC- + L.
collum neck; see
COLLAR,
-ADE.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
