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▪ I. ˈbeautifying, vbl. n.
[f. prec. + -ing1.]
The action or process of making beautiful; adornment, embellishment; pl. things that beautify.
1532Thynne in Animadv. (1875) Introd. 24 The beautifyeing..of thenglysh tonge. 1665P. della Valle's Trav. E. India 78 The buildings..are rather plain, and almost all without beautifyings. 1798Southey Eng. Eclog. i. Wks. III. 3, I can remember..The beautifying of this mansion here.
▪ II. ˈbeautifying, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That beautifies or makes beautiful.
1687H. More Death's Vis. viii. 88 Amidst the Streams Of Beautifying Beams. 1702Lond. Gaz. No. 3856/4 A most excellent Beautifying Water, called the Pearl Cosmetick. |