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adorn
/ əˈdɔːn /
verb
- to decorate
she adorned her hair with flowers
- to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of
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Derived Forms
- aˈdornment, noun
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Other Words From
- a·dorn·er noun
- a·dorn·ing·ly adverb
- non·a·dorn·er noun
- non·a·dorn·ing adjective
- o·ver·a·dorn verb (used with object)
- pre·a·dorn verb (used with object)
- re·a·dorn verb (used with object)
- re·a·dorn·ing adjective
- self-a·dorn·ing adjective
- su·per·a·dorn verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adorn1
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Example Sentences
We preen our hair, adorn our bodies with ornaments, tattoos and makeup.
Canada Goose, long criticized for its use of coyote fur, said in April it would stop buying new fur from trappers but would continue to adorn coats with recycled fur.
Yet thanks to those small worms, the soil on this antipodean ranch sucks up carbon dioxide while growing grass to feed the sheep that produce the wool that adorn the feet of hipsters a world away.
Cowries adorned the clothing of dancers, warriors, and the richest families.
Collina Strada sells stunning masks adorned in bright prints and tied with bows.
They receive money for food, and satellite dishes adorn many of the housing units.
Elaborate, thousand-year-old murals featuring religious scenes adorn the walls of many temples.
The trio haunted east coast flea markets, sourcing knickknacks that would adorn the lobby and guest rooms.
Typical of most old cemeteries, eerie carved-stone Angels of Death and other ghoulish figures adorn many of the tombstones.
Fading newspaper clippings about her family adorn the walls near her office in the entryway to the compound.
They name the deceased child an angelito, (little angel), and adorn it in every possible way.
Shortly there appeared a youngish man, constructed by nature to adorn wearing apparel.
He liked to adorn her with jewels, to see her dance, and to tell her what sport he had had with his dogs and his falcons.
Such men could not fail to adorn the faith they professed, and do honour to the Church in which they had been nurtured.
It is only,” replies the friar, “to grace and adorn my speech; it is the colour of a Ciceronian rhetoric.
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