English Explanatory Dictionary

accolé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Crescent-shaped.
  2. Joined or placed side by side (with); (of a pair of shields) displayed side by side and often leaning on or towards each other.
noun
  1. A blow (typically with the flat of a sword, though historically sometimes with a fist, etc.) given in the ceremony conferring knighthood.

Pronunciation

/ˈækəleɪ/ /ˌækəˈleɪ/

Word forms

accolé accolée accolee accolés

Etymology

From French accolé, past participle of accoler.

Synonyms

accolés
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