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单词 enjewel
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enjewelv.

Brit. /ᵻnˈdʒuː(ə)l/, /ɛnˈdʒuː(ə)l/, U.S. /ᵻnˈdʒuəl/, /ɛnˈdʒuəl/
Forms:

α. see en- prefix1 and jewel n.

β. 1600s injewel.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: en- prefix1, jewel n.
Etymology: < en- prefix1 + jewel n.With the form injewel compare in- prefix3.
1. transitive. To embellish or decorate (something) with a jewel or jewels. Frequently in figurative contexts. Usually in passive.
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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.
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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).
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