noun1. strong praise or approval; acclaim
3. the ceremonial gesture used to confer knighthood, originally an embrace, now a touch on the shoulder with a sword
4. a rare word for brace (sense 7)
5. architecturea curved ornamental moulding, esp one having the shape of an ogee arch
Word origin
C17: via French and Italian from Vulgar Latin
accollāre (unattested) to hug; related to Latin
collum neck