adorn, adorne, anorne

t. [Lat. adorno to prepare, to furnish, to decorate: ad to, and or no = to fit out, to adorn; Fr. orner = ornament; Sp. & Port. ornar; Ital. ornare; Arm. aourna.] 1. Spec. To decorate, to ornament; to deck out with something glittering, or otherwise beautiful. as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels."-Isa. lxi. 10. 2. To add attractivene to, by supplying something whose chief grace is derived from its usefulne rather than from its glitter or beauty. "For him sod seats the cottage-door adorn." Words worth: Descriptive Sketches. 3. To furnish the intellect with the knowledge requisite to set it off to the best advantage. "His books well trimm'd and in the gayest style, Like regimented coxcombs, rank and file. Adorn his intellects as well as shelves, And teach him notions splendid as themselves." Cowper: Truth. 4. To render anything attractive by illustrating or publicly displaying its inherent glories. that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. " -Titus ii. 10.