- adorn
- \ \ see ORNAMENT
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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Adorn — Río de El Señor de los Anillos Creador(es) J. R. R. Tolkien Información Localización Rohan Nacimiento Montañas Blancas Desembocadura Río Isen El Adorn es un río ficti … Wikipedia Español
Adorn — may refer to:*Adorn (Middle earth), a river of J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium *Barnstar, a decorative piece in the shape of a five point star used to adorn the barn *Fretwork, an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in… … Wikipedia
Adorn — A*dorn , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adorned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adorning}.] [OE. aournen, anournen, adornen, OF. aorner, fr. L. aaornare; ad + ornare to furnish, embellish. See {Adore}, {Ornate}.] To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adorn — adorn; adorn·ment; re·adorn; un·adorn·ed·ness; … English syllables
adorn — (v.) late 14c., to decorate, embellish, also be an ornament to, from O.Fr. aorner to order, arrange, dispose, equip; adorn, from L. adornare equip, provide, embellish, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ornare prepare, furnish, adorn, fit out, from… … Etymology dictionary
adorn — adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, bedeck, garnish mean to add something unessential in order to enhance the appearance. These words and especially the first five are often used interchangeably; certain distinctions, however,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adorn — [ə dôrn′] vt. [ME adornen (altered after L) < OFr aourner < L adornare < ad , to + ornare, to fit out: see ORNAMENT] 1. to be an ornament to; add beauty, splendor, or distinction to 2. to put decorations on; ornament SYN. ADORN is used… … English World dictionary
Adorn — A*dorn , n. Adornment. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adorn — A*dorn , a. Adorned; decorated. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adorn — index embellish, meliorate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
adorn — [v] decorate array, beautify, bedeck, deck, doll up*, dress up, embellish, enhance, enrich, fix up, furbish, garnish, grace, gussy up*, ornament, spruce up, trim; concepts 162,177 Ant. damage, deform, hurt, leave plain, mar … New thesaurus
