| 单词 | grace and ornament |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrace and ornament b. The feature of something which imparts beauty or evokes admiration; the part or aspect of something from which its beauty derives; an adornment. Frequently with of. In later use esp. in grace and ornament. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament ornamenta1382 paramentc1395 adornmentc1405 flower1542 furniture1548 furniments1553 bravery1577 grace1579 trim1579 honour1589 outsetc1590 parergy1592 trapping1596 adornation1597 parergon1601 accomplishment1605 bellishment1611 facing1622 decorement1632 embellishment1632 gallantry1633 ornamentals1650 disguisements1655 decorationa1678 buska1687 decorament1727 pretty1736 tahalli1833 chicken fixings1840 ornamentality1842 grace note1922 1579 J. Knewstub Confut. Heresies sig. S Beholde this spectacle, yee that take sinne in young men to be the grace of those yeeres. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. 0. 28 By their hands, this grace of Kings must dye. View more context for this quotation 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick ix. vii. 238 Curl'd Hair seems to be no small Grace and Ornament to the Head. c1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 373 We passe by Cardinal Cajetans Palace a noble piece of Architecture of Vincenzo Ammannati, & is the grace of the whole Corso. 1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in Fables 395 A spreading Lawrel stood, The Grace and Ornament of all the Wood. 1837 C. Dickens Let. 8 May (1965) I. 258 A young and lovely girl, who has been the grace and ornament of our home for the whole time of our marriage, died here yesterday. 1891 R. B. Hayes Speech N.Y. Commandery Loyal Legion 7 Oct. in Personal Recoll. War of Rebellion 380 They [sc. American women] lend to every cherished scene of life its chief grace and ornament and charm. 1922 Cape Cod July 9 Posterity knows her only as the devoted wife of the famous Elder of the Mayflower, the grace and ornament of his house in prosperity. 2003 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. ii. 1 Mr. Adams's music already had the chief grace of self-consciousness: wit. < as lemmas |
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