any award, honor, or laudatory notice

The play received accolades from the press.

a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword or formerly by an embrace, done in the ceremony of conferring knighthood.

the ceremony itself.

Music . a brace joining several staves.

Architecture .

an archivolt or hood molding having more or less the form of an ogee arch.

a decoration having more or less the form of an ogee arch, cut into a lintel or flat arch.

noun

approval , award , badge , decoration , distinction , honor , kudos * , laurels , kudos , laurel , guerdon , honorarium , plum , premium , prize , ceremony , compliment , encomium , eulogy , hosanna , kudo , laudation , medal , praise , recognition , salutation , salute , tribute