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ADORN [1 record]

Record 1 1996-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

To beautify as an ornament does; to be an ornament to; to add beauty or lustre to ... To furnish with ornaments ... To fit out or furnish with anything that beautifies; to deck, ornament, beautify, decorate, or embellish (with).

CONT

Tufted ... Adorned with tufts of some fabric, as a garment ... .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Orner, décorer de manière à rendre beau. Embellir un intérieur en l'ornant de fleurs [...] (Fleurir), de dessins, de peintures (Décorer, égayer). Motif gracieux qui embellit un fronton. - Enjoliver, ornementer.

CONT

Décorer : Pourvoir d'accessoires destinés à embellir, à rendre plus agréable. - Agrémenter, embellir, enjoliver, orner, parer.

CONT

Orner un tissu de broderies [...] Orner en brodant [...]

Spanish

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