English-Thai Dictionary

accolade

N รางวัล  rang-wan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACCOLADE

n.[L. ad and collum, neck. ] A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood; but whether an embrace or a blow, seems not to be settled.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. )

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

accolade

ac co lade |ˈakəˌlād, -ˌläd ˈækəˌleɪd ˌækəˈleɪd | ▶noun 1 an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit: the ultimate official accolade of a visit by the president. • an expression of praise or admiration. 2 a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally ‘embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood ),’ from Latin ad- ‘at, to ’ + collum ‘neck. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

accolade

accolade |ˈakəleɪd, ˌakəˈleɪd | ▶noun 1 an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit: the hotel has won numerous accolades. • an expression of praise or admiration. 2 a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally ‘embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood )’, from Latin ad- ‘at, to ’ + collum ‘neck ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

accolade

accolade noun 1 he received the accolade of knighthood: honor, privilege, award, gift, title; prize, laurels, bays, palm (s ). 2 the hotel won a top accolade from the inspectors: tribute, commendation, praise, testimonial, compliment, pat on the back; salute (s ), plaudits, congratulations, bouquets, kudos; informal raves.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

accolade

accolade noun 1 he received the accolade of knighthood: honour, recognition, privilege, award, gift, title; prize, laurels, bays, palm. 2 his role in the game earned him this accolade from his manager: tribute, commendation, acclaim, applause, ovation, acclamation, approval, admiration, approbation, testimonial, praise, welcome, flattery, kudos, adulation, homage, compliment, pat on the back, eulogy, encomium, panegyric; cheers, salutes, plaudits, congratulations, bouquets; informal rave; rare extolment, laudation, eulogium. ANTONYMS criticism.

 

French Dictionary

accolade

accolade n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de serrer quelqu ’un entre ses bras. : Recevoir l ’accolade. 2 Signe typographique destiné à réunir les termes d ’une énumération. Elle sera verticale pour rassembler des lignes, horizontale pour relier des colonnes. Note Typographique Il faut veiller à diriger la pointe centrale de l ’accolade vers l ’indication unique.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

accolade

ac co lade /ǽkəlèɪd, -̀--́ /名詞 C 1 ｟かたく ｠賞賛, 褒賞 .2 (ナイト爵位授与式で )剣で (肩に )触れること .3 〘楽 〙アッコラード, 連結かっこ .