1. accolade - Noun
2. accolade - Verb
A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
A brace used to join two or more staves.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhen someone pursues music through your music, that's the greatest accolade anybody can get. Rick Springfield
May we, their grateful children, learn Their strength, who lie beneath this sod, Who went through fire and death to earn At last the accolade of God. Joyce Kilmer
The accolade of your peers is very exciting, always. There's lots of good stuff on the ballot. Cory Doctorow
It's perceived as an accolade to be published as a 'literary' writer, but, actually, it's pompous and it's fake. Literary fiction is often nothing more than a genre in itself. Neil Cross
Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it that way. Clarence Clemons
Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get. Kevin Hart