ACCOLADING
Verb
accolading
present participle 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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