单词 | embellisher |
释义 | embellishern. He who or that which beautifies or adorns. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > adorner or decorator flourishera1387 hightera1387 embellisher1479 garnisher?1518 adornera1522 trickerc1550 decker1555 decorator1755 1479 W. Caxton Chaucer's Boeth. Pref. The..first founder and embelisher of ornate eloquence in our English..Chaucer. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 521. ⁋4 And may be call'd Embellishers. 1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 11 (note) Sultan Giamschid, the embellisher of Istakhar. 1871 S. Smiles Character ix. 260 Grace is a sweetener and embellisher of life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1479 |
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