Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Accolade \Ac`co*lade"\ ([a^]k`k[-o]*l[=a]d" or
[a^]k`k[-o]*l[.a]d"; 277), n. [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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mus.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accolade
n 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an
award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {accolade}, {honor},
{honour}, {laurels}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
accolade /akɔlad/
accolade
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
accolade /ɑkoladə/
1. brace
2. accolade
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
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