accollé

adjective

ac·​col·​lé

variants or accollée

¦akə¦lā

1

heraldry : entwined about the neck

also : collared, gorged

2

heraldry : joined or touching at the neck : side by side (as sets of arms on a shield or profiles on a coin or medal)

Word History

Etymology

French accolé, past participle of accoler to embrace

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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