单词 | disadorn |
释义 | disadornv. rare after mid 18th cent. transitive. To deprive of ornament or embellishment; (also) to embellish in such a way as to make less attractive; to mar.In quot. 1733 intransitive with reflexive meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > disfigurement > disfigure [verb (transitive)] loathly?c1225 defacec1374 disfigurec1374 emblemishc1384 defoula1387 unhighta1387 disray1431 deform?c1450 foul?c1450 deflower1486 defeata1492 unbeauty1495 deflourisha1513 disform?1520 ungarnish1530 disfashiona1535 disfavour1535 disgrace1549 unbeautify1570 uglify1576 disbeautify1577 dishonest1581 disshape1583 disornament1593 disadorn1598 undeck1598 disvisage1603 unfair1609 untrim1609 debellish1610 disfair1628 discomplexion1640 devenustate1653 disfeature1659 monkeyfy1707 ugly1740 defeature1792 dedecorate1804 scarecrow1853 nastify1873 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disbrauare, to disadorne or spoile of brauerie. 1620 T. Matthew tr. St. John of Avila Audi Filia ii. 6 Aaron made him self belieue, (by demanding the golden eare-rings of their wiues..); that rather, then to see such as they loued, to be disadorned [Sp. despojados], they would desist. 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis ix. 176 My brow..[he] disadornes: By breaking one of my ingaged hornes. 1710 W. Congreve tr. Homer Hymn to Venus in Wks. III. 1129 She saw grey Hairs begin to spread, Deform his Beard, and disadorn his Head. 1733 T. Hamilton Sanguine Lovers 15 Theron..bid Honnara, and Shela strait repair, To the adjoining Room with secret Care, There disadorn, and quick themselves array, Shela in Black, and Honnara in Grey. 1892 North-China Herald 27 May 717/1 Fitful gushes of rain rattled among the thin trees disadorning the dreary little British cemetery. 1946 Age (Melbourne) 29 Apr. 4/4 The false tolerance that permits the work of unashamed and feeble copyists of would-be moderns to disadorn the walls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1598 |
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