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adorn
verb adorned, adorning
    1. To decorate.
      Thesaurus: decorate, embellish, gild, beautify, bedeck, bejewel, emblazon, enhance, trim, doll up.
    2. To add beauty to something.
Derivative: adornment
noun
    An object used for ornament
      Thesaurus: accessory, decoration, ornamentation, gilding, frippery, embellishment, trapping, trimming, frill, flounce.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin adornare to fit something out.



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