† emparev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To furnish, adorn.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament
dightc1200
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shrouda1300
adorna1325
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apparel1366
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raila1375
anorna1382
orna1382
honourc1390
paintc1390
pare1393
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mensk?a1400
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hightlec1400
overfretc1440
exornc1450
embroider1460
repair1484
empare1490
ornate1490
bedo?a1500
purfle?a1500
glorify?1504
betrap1509
broider1509
deck?1521
likelya1522
to set forth1530
exornate1539
grace1548
adornate1550
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bedeck1559
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embellish1579
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condecorate1599
diamondize1600
furnish1600
enrich1601
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overgreen1609
crown1611
enjewel1611
broocha1616
varnish1641
ornament1650
array1652
bedub1657
bespangle1675
irradiate1717
gem1747
begem1749
redeck1771
blazon1813
aggrace1825
diamond1839
panoply1851
1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xvi. sig. Eiij My sone mercure..take thy wynges empared with fedders [Fr. emplumees].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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