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#EtymologyOfTheDay: ACCOLADE 1st referred to bestowing knighthood with sword tap on the shoulders. Via French for EMBRACE, lit. TO THE NECK. pic.twitter.com/2njVFmBWvY — John Kelly 🕳️🐇 (@mashedradish) July 24, 2017
#EtymologyOfTheDay: ACCOLADE 1st referred to bestowing knighthood with sword tap on the shoulders. Via French for EMBRACE, lit. TO THE NECK. pic.twitter.com/2njVFmBWvY
— John Kelly 🕳️🐇 (@mashedradish) July 24, 2017
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