Accolade
Pronunciation : Ac`co*lade" (#; 277)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr. accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913