ACCOLADES

Noun

accolades

plural of accolade

Verb

accolades

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accolade

Source: Wiktionary


ACCOLADE

Ac`co*lade" (#; 277), n. Etym: [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr. accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]

1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: A brace used to join two or more staves.

ACCOLADE

Ac`co*lade" (#; 277), n. Etym: [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr. accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]

1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: A brace used to join two or more staves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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