accolade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæk.əˈlɑd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæ.kəˌleɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæk.əˌleɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /ˈæk.əˌleɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First use appears c. 1591 in the publications of Thomas Lodge, borrowed from French accolade, from Occitan acolada (“an embrace”), from acolar (“to embrace”), from Italian accollato, via Vulgar Latin *accollō (“to hug around the neck”), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”) (English collar) + -āta.
Meanings
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An expression of approval; praise.
The scientist received the highest accolade in her field for the groundbreaking discovery.
Winning the championship brought the team immense accolade from sports analysts worldwide.
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A special acknowledgment; an award.
Rooney led Manchester United up the Wembley steps to collect the FA Cup and add a missing medal to his collection - a richly deserved accolade.
2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:This film is likely to pick up major accolades.
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An embrace of greeting or salutation.
[…] for the tears stood in the old gentleman's eyes, when, having first shaken Edward heartily by the hand in the English fashion, he embraced him a-la-mode Françoise, and kissed him on both sides of the face; while the hardness of his gripe, and the quantity of Scotch snuff which his accolade communicated, called corresponding drops of moisture to the eyes of his guest.
1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], 2nd edition, volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 131:
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(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
“Rise, Sir Miles Hendon, Knight,” said the King, gravely—giving the accolade with Hendon’s sword—“rise, and seat thyself. Thy petition is granted. Whilst England remains, and the crown continues, the privilege shall not lapse.”
1881, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages, Montreal, Que.: Dawson Brothers, →OCLC:As he had already told him, he said, there was no chapel in the castle, nor was it needed for what remained to be done, for, as he understood the ceremonial of the order, the whole point of being dubbed a knight lay in the accolade and in the slap on the shoulder, and that could be administered in the middle of a field;[…].
1885, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter III, in John Ormsby, transl., The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha […] In Four Vols, volume I, London: Smith, Elder & Co. […], →OCLC, part I, page 130:It was in the queer little Church of Vera Cruz, beneath the castle, that the Knights Templar performed their secret rites of chivalry, standing vigil over their arms all night, in all the mysterious splendour of seneschal, gonfalon, and accolade.
1964, Jan Morris, “Four Cities”, in Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN:
- A brace used to join two or more staves.
- (US) A written presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
- An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
- Synonym of curly bracket.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accolades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
curly bracket · panegyric (expression of approval or praise)
Translations (62)
es espaldarazo (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · ca elogi (an expression of approval; praise) · pl akolada ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · nl accolade ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · sh призна́ње (a special acknowledgment; an award) · es elogio (an expression of approval; praise) · ca bescollada (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · cmn 授予骑士称号 (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · da akkolade (an expression of approval; praise) · pt louvor (an expression of approval; praise) · da akkolade (a special acknowledgment; an award) · fi kunnianosoitus (an expression of approval; praise) · uk акола́да (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · uk акола́да ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · da akkolade (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · de Anerkennung (an expression of approval; praise) · gl acolada (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · de Lob (an expression of approval; praise) · es espaldarazo (an expression of approval; praise) · de Akkolade (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · de Ritterschlag (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · sk ocenenie (a special acknowledgment; an award) · fi palkinto (a special acknowledgment; an award) · mi whakamanahau (an expression of approval; praise) · de Akkolade ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · gl galardón (a special acknowledgment; an award) · da akkolade ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · sh priznánje (a special acknowledgment; an award) · pt acolada (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · es galardón (a special acknowledgment; an award) · ru панеги́рик (an expression of approval; praise) · sk ovácie (an expression of approval; praise) · ru аккола́да (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · sh по̏хвала (an expression of approval; praise) · gl gabanza (an expression of approval; praise) · bg възхвала (an expression of approval; praise) · cmn 剑面击肩礼 (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · pt reconhecimento (a special acknowledgment; an award) · pt elogio (an expression of approval; praise) · fi ritariksilyönti (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · de Schwertleite (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · gl alaudo (an expression of approval; praise) · ru аккола́да ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · sk pasovanie (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · it riconoscimento (a special acknowledgment; an award) · de Auszeichnung (a special acknowledgment; an award) · bg аколада ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · nl ridderslag (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · gl louvor (an expression of approval; praise) · ru похвала́ (an expression of approval; praise) · es acolada (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · sh pȍhvala (an expression of approval; praise) · gl recoñecemento (a special acknowledgment; an award) · fr accolade ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) · it elogio (an expression of approval; praise) · pt galardão (a special acknowledgment; an award) · it arco inflesso ((architecture) an ornament) · nl accolade (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · it ordinazione (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) · gl premio (a special acknowledgment; an award) · es loor (an expression of approval; praise) · fi huomionosoitus (an expression of approval; praise)