Embellished
[em'belɪʃt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Embellish
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Examples
- Yes, I think it rather pretty,' said the beadle, glancing proudly downwards at the large brass buttons which embellished his coat. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- In this, Plato was only following the common thought of his countrymen, which he embellished and exaggerated with all the power of his genius. Plato. The Republic.
- He was embellished with spectacles, and wore a white neckerchief. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Two or three exquisite paintings of children, in various attitudes, embellished the wall. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Two strange travellers embellished one of his rooms. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A brass-plate embellished the great porte-cochère: Pensionnat de Demoiselles was the inscription; and beneath, a nameMadame Beck. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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