α. see en- prefix1 and jewel n.
β. 1600s injewel.
单词 | enjewel |
释义 | enjewelv.α. see en- prefix1 and jewel n. β. 1600s injewel. 1. transitive. To embellish or decorate (something) with a jewel or jewels. Frequently in figurative contexts. Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament dightc1200 begoa1225 fay?c1225 rustc1275 duba1300 shrouda1300 adorna1325 flourishc1325 apparel1366 depaintc1374 dressa1375 raila1375 anorna1382 orna1382 honourc1390 paintc1390 pare1393 garnisha1400 mensk?a1400 apykec1400 hightlec1400 overfretc1440 exornc1450 embroider1460 repair1484 empare1490 ornate1490 bedo?a1500 purfle?a1500 glorify?1504 betrap1509 broider1509 deck?1521 likelya1522 to set forth1530 exornate1539 grace1548 adornate1550 fardc1550 gaud1554 pink1558 bedeck1559 tight1572 begaud1579 embellish1579 bepounce1582 parela1586 flower1587 ornify1590 illustrate1592 tinsel1594 formalize1595 adore1596 suborn1596 trapper1597 condecorate1599 diamondize1600 furnish1600 enrich1601 mense1602 prank1605 overgreen1609 crown1611 enjewel1611 broocha1616 varnish1641 ornament1650 array1652 bedub1657 bespangle1675 irradiate1717 gem1747 begem1749 redeck1771 blazon1813 aggrace1825 diamond1839 panoply1851 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ingemmare, to eniem, to eniewell. 1664 J. Bulteel Birinthea ii. 136 Nature that has enjewel'd you with all the exquisite qualities that can render a man admirable in a Soveraign degree. 1873 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 7 Her buckler and sword, and her armour all bright With a thousand gems enjewelled in gold. 1912 L. C. Pickett Lit. Hearthstones of Dixie 76 Through a great ancestral corridor had Paul Hamilton Hayne descended, with soul enjewelled with all the gems of character and thought. 1990 J. L. Darraby in R. E. Lerner Law & Business of Art x. 703 An illuminated manuscript of the Four Gospels, enjeweled and bound in gold and silver. 2. transitive. Of a jewel, or something resembling a jewel: to serve to embellish, enhance, or beautify (something); to adorn in the manner of a jewel. Frequently in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > other specific ornament horn1421 knob1549 enjewel1659 diadem1738 thread1796 bechalka1800 1659 W. Shipton Dia 144 As Orient Rubies in a spark's disguize, It's lustrious Candors doth Epitomize: And presently dishadowed from that night, Enjewels glories, like the Margarite. 1825 European Mag. & London Rev. Mar. 276/2 Our nameless landscape would shine there, as the anonymous book of Job enjewels the Bible. 1884 P. H. Adams in Union & Recorder (Milledgeville, Georgia) 23 Dec. Like clustered stars enjewelling the skies! 1997 tr. Z. Milutinovic To Dubrovnik in J. Mertus et al. Suitcase 85 Pearls from the sea will enjewel the gates of Heaven. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611 |
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