单词 | accolade |
释义 | accoladen. 1. a. The salutation marking the bestowal of knighthood, applied by a stroke on the shoulders with the flat of a sword (now the usual form) and in earlier use also simply by an embrace or kiss; an instance of this. Cf. dubbing n.1 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > [noun] > investing with a rank or title > conferring of knighthood > ceremony of coleec1430 acoleea1500 accolade1591 knighthood1711 1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy f. 7v He had with all solemnitie the accolade, and was commanded to kneele downe to receiue the order of Knighthoode. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood i. vi. 51 Engirting him with the Baudrick & the Sword of a Knight, giuing him also the Accollade, that is to say, Kissing him. 1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter i. §9. 36 Some think this to be the same with the Accollade, or Ceremony of imbracing, which was performed by Charles the Great, who (before his expedition against the Hungarians) Knighted his Son Lewis the debonair, at the City of Ratisbone. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Antiquaries are not agreed, wherein the Accolade properly consisted. 1853 C. M. Yonge Cameos xx, in Monthly Packet Feb. 98 Henry conferred on him the accolade, or sword blow, which was the chief part of the ceremony. 1920 G. M. Baillie Reynolds Also Ran 201 She gave him an order as though she threw a bone to a dog. He received it like the accolade of knighthood. 1980 S. B. Frost McGill University 233 Queen Victoria gave him her accolade as Knight Bachelor in 1884. 2006 K. Kurtz Childe Morgan ix. 86 Young Alaric..gave Sir Llion an unabashed hug, once the accolade had been bestowed and the white belt girt around his waist. b. More generally: an embrace about the neck, a kiss. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [noun] kissc1000 bassc1450 baisier1477 swapa1566 buss1567 smouch1578 lip-lick1582 lip-clip1606 tuck1611 accolade1654 poguec1670 osculum1706 slobber1884 banger1898 snog1959 1654 W. Lower tr. R. de Cerisiers Innocent Lady 117 How many kisses imprinted he upon his mouth, and upon his checks? How many embraces, and accolades think you that he gave him? 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Accollade, clipping and colling, embracing about the Neck. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher IV. 73 I made the best of my way to apologise to her, and..returned with interest the accolade she favoured me with. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. x. 131 The quantity of Scotch snuff which his accolade communicated. View more context for this quotation 1858 N. Wiseman Recoll. Last Four Popes 511 Could he [sc. the Pope] receive him [sc. Czar Nicholas] with a bland smile and insincere accollade? 1920 E. Pound Arnaut Daniel in T.S. Eliot Literary Ess. Ezra Pound (1968) 145 No alloy's in her, that debonaire shall hold my faith and mine obedience till, by her accolade, I am invested. c. figurative. A mark of approval or admiration; a bestowal of praise, a plaudit; an acknowledgement of distinction or merit, an award or privilege which recognizes this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] > expression of approval suffrage1566 vote1608 seal of approval1833 accolade1852 back-pat1894 nod1924 nice one1970 like2009 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 250 I would knight you on the spot, But, really, I'm afraid, my sword's forgot. However, take my verbal accolade! 1906 ‘O. Henry’ in Munsey's Mag. Aug. 559/2 All this meant that Curly had won his spurs, that he was receiving the puncher's accolade. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet ii. ii. 131 The impotent youths who..had conferred upon them likewise blindly and unearned the accolade of success. 1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) ix. 113 A Nobel Prize is the top accolade a scientist can receive. 1974 ‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness xii. 89 Once the long process had been completed and the last piece of marzipan and icing applied she dearly loved to have the accolade from an expert. 2000 Opera Now Jan. 18/2 The young mezzo whose accolades include the Royal Philharmonic débutante's prize..sums up the new, relaxed attitude of world-class singers. 2. Music. A vertical line or brace, used to couple together two or more staves. Cf. brace n.2 14. rare. ΚΠ 1817 T. Busby Dict. Music (ed. 4) 5 Accolade, That brace which binds, or includes, all the parts of a score. 1882 W. S. Rockstro in G. Grove Dict. Music at Score In Scores..the Staves are united, at the beginning of every page, either by a Brace, or by a thick line, drawn, like a bar, across the whole, and called the Accolade. 1950 H. Moldenhauer Duo-pianism iv. 65 Before the accolade (the brace employed to connect two or more staves), the manuscript shows the inscriptions. 2010 B. Fink Psychoanalytic Adventures Inspector Canal 19 The accolade that groups together all the staves that are to be played simultaneously by the various different instruments can't be seen on this page. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). accoladev. transitive. To kiss or embrace (now rare); to confer the accolade of knighthood upon; to honour with an accolade of praise or distinction. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [verb (transitive)] kissc900 reachOE bassc1500 to lay on the lips1530 bussa1566 swap1577 smouch1588 lip1605 bause1607 suaviate1650 to pree a person's mouth1724 accolade1843 to give (someone) onec1882 to give (a person) some sugar1921 steups1967 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennoble [verb (transitive)] > invest with rank or title > dub (a knight) dub1085 knighta1300 adub?1473 knightify1682 beknight1794 accolade1843 1843 G. L. Craik & C. Macfarlane Pict. Hist. Eng. during Reign George Third III. ii. i. 380/2 After kissing and accolading the goddess, the conscript fathers formed in processional order, followed her to Notre Dame. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Dr. Birch 5 I..have seen..His Majesty the King of Prussia and the Reichsverweser accolading each other. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Dec. 1/2 Nor may our fancy paint the whole Royal Society accolading one another on both cheeks in public. 1910 M. J. Cawein Cabestaing i. ii, in Shadow Garden 193 Seigneured of thee, thy love, whose kiss but now Has accoladed me thy knight of knights. 1945 Daily Tel. 5 Mar. 5/7 (heading) Eton Provost Accoladed in School Yard... To-day for the first time in the 500 years' history of Eton College, a Provost received the accolade of knighthood at the school. 1981 Billboard 28 Nov. 82/4 C&LG is accolading his contributions towards the advancement of film music. 2004 S. Duffy State of Happiness 124 She was more practised at feeling this way than she was at being fêted and accoladed and showered with praise. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1591v.1843 |
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