Английский Этимологический словарь - adorn
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Adorn
adorn
- c.1385, from O.Fr. adourner, from L. adornare "equip, embellish," from ad- "to" + ornare "prepare, furnish."
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(adorns, adorning, adorned) If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful. His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books... = decorate VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~are, from ad- + ornare to furnish — more at ornate Date: 14th century 1. to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects 2. to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments people of fashion who ~ed the Court Synonyms: ~, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. ~ implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself a diamond necklace ~ed her neck. decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design decorate a birthday cake. ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters, embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament embellish a page with floral borders. beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness will beautify the grounds with flower beds. deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness a house all decked out for Christmas. garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food an entree garnished with parsley. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 add beauty or lustre to; be an ornament to. 2 furnish with ornaments; decorate. Derivatives adornment n. Etymology: ME f. OF ao(u)rner f. L adornare (as AD-, ornare furnish, deck) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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"Адорн" Товарный знак лака для волос в аэрозольной упаковке, выпускается фирмой "Жилетт" Gillette Co., г. Бостон ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. украшать to adorn a room with flowers —- украшать комнату цветами to adorn oneself with fine clothes —- наряжаться 2. служить украшением to adorn the stage —- быть украшением сцены 3. приукрашивать, привирать he adorned his story with adventures that never happened —- он расцветил свой рассказ приключениями, которых никогда не было ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) украшать to adorn oneself with fine clothes - наряжаться to adorn the stage - быть украшением сцены 2) приукрашивать, привирать Syn: see ornament ...Англо-русский словарь
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