adorn
verb
- to decorate with or as if with ornaments
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈdɔɹn/ / /əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
- adorned; ornate
“And to realities yield all her shows: Made so adorn for thy delight the more”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
- adornment
“Her brest all naked, as nett yvory Without adorne of gold or silver bright”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
- To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
“a man adorned with noble statuary and columns”
“a character adorned with every Christian grace”