Accolade /(ăk`kō̇*lād" [or] ăk`kō̇*lȧd"; 277)/

Ac·co·lade

Accolade

n.
  1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
  2. A brace used to join two or more staves. (Mus.)