accolé
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accolé
- /ˈækəleɪ/
- /ˌækəˈleɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From French accolé, past participle of accoler.
adjective accolée · accolee
- Crescent-shaped. Sometimes the trophozoites are seen as crescent-shaped masses at the periphery of the erythrocyte (accolé forms ).
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Joined or placed side by side (with); (of a pair of shields) displayed side by side and often leaning on or towards each other.
[…] and those of his heiress-wife; under the mistaken impression that the shield so used, accolé to his own, is that of the lady, whereas in my view it is that to which he is himself entitled, and to which she is not.
Similar: accolés
noun accolés
- A blow (typically with the flat of a sword, though historically sometimes with a fist, etc.) given in the ceremony conferring knighthood.
Talk about this word "accolé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accol%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accolé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accol%C3%A9 "accolé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accol%C3%A9.Cite this
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title = {accolé},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accol%C3%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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