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  • 31garnish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. ornament, trim, decorate, embellish; season, flavor (see taste). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trimming, embellishment, topping; see decoration 2 . v. Syn. embellish, trim, beautify, deck; see decorate .… …

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  • 32trim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neat, well ordered, compact, tidy, spruce, smart; slim, lean. v. order, tidy, adjust, dress, arrange; decorate, ornament, adorn; defeat; cheat; balance, equalize; cut, lop, shear, prune, barber;… …

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  • 33garland — {{11}}garland (n.) wreath of flowers, c.1300 (mid 13c. in Anglo Latin), from O.Fr. garlande, perhaps from Frankish *weron adorn, bedeck (Cf. M.H.G. wieren adorn, bedeck ), from PIE *wei to turn, twist (see WIRE (Cf. wire)). {{12}}garland (v.)… …

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  • 34Bedight — Be*dight , v. t. [p. p. {Bedight}, {Bedighted}.] To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. [Archaic] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35Bedight — Be*dight , v. t. [p. p. {Bedight}, {Bedighted}.] To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. [Archaic] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36Bedighted — Bedight Be*dight , v. t. [p. p. {Bedight}, {Bedighted}.] To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. [Archaic] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 37Embellish — Em*bel lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See {Beauty}.] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn;… …

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  • 38Embellished — Embellish Em*bel lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See {Beauty}.] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate;… …

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  • 39Embellishing — Embellish Em*bel lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See {Beauty}.] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate;… …

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  • 40Gaud — Gaud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauding}.] To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] Nicely gauded cheeks. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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