Of all the trees that grow so fair, Old England to adorn, Greater are none beneath the Sun, Than Oak, and Ash and Thorn. From LearnThat.org. [Rudyard Kipling]
"Pietre dure," which means "hard stones" in Italian, adorn everything from small vases to giant cabinets. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Treasures at the Met] Reference
Although her face and her name adorn its website, there is no apparent reference on the site that she and Mr Lithgow are related. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"It says adorn, which is I think what I am doing," Bailey said. From Wordnik.com. [Reporter-Times.com Top Stories] Reference
No subtitles adorn this release, but Closed Captioning is available. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
His face and name adorn a variety of brand-name items, far beyond the sports. From Wordnik.com. [Times Record News Stories] Reference
MacDowell said the decision to have the Lemmond name adorn what had been known as the Walsh. From Wordnik.com. [Times Leader News] Reference
I'd like to see LaGrange coach Steve Pardue's name adorn the ring of honor in the near future. From Wordnik.com. [Kentucky Sports Radio] Reference
The report also takes issue with the way the council's eco-labels adorn fish that have undergone serious declines. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
The dimes are just there, begging the question: Do small-denomination coins adorn the streets in socialist countries?. From Wordnik.com. [David Finkle: These Days It's Dimes That Are a Dime a Dozen] Reference
Persius, published in 1702, was the first 'adorn'd with Sculptures.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays] Reference
First of all, I want you to see the force of that little word 'adorn'. From Wordnik.com. [Standards of Life and Service] Reference
Now take the two words together -- 'adorn' and 'doctrine' -- and then you will see your duty. From Wordnik.com. [Standards of Life and Service] Reference
Our kid seemed content again to have his mother’s name adorn the foundation that sponsored the festival. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight] Reference
His laurels were such as adorn only a character full of promise, serene and generous alike in success and defeat. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)] Reference
The canto will "adorn" the mind on which it is impressed for a certain time, without leaving any lasting trace upon it. From Wordnik.com. [Spontaneous Activity in Education] Reference
The third edition of Dryden's Satires of Juvenal and Persius, published in 1702, was the first 'adorn'd with Sculptures.'. From Wordnik.com. [Spectator, April 6, 1711] Reference
No titles did thy humble name adorn. From Wordnik.com. [Fugitive Pieces] Reference
So which image will adorn Nevada's entry into the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [NEVADA: IDENTITY CRISIS] Reference
Below are some of my favorite places to adorn my feet. From Wordnik.com. [Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: September Shoes] Reference
FAIRY HOUSES About 25 fairy houses made by locals adorn the grounds. From Wordnik.com. [Going Out Guide: Prince George's County Fair, Cirque du Soliel and more] Reference
Examples of the classic period of Iznik tiles adorn the Topkapi Palace. From Wordnik.com. [Terry Kelhawk: Turkish Delights in Istanbul: 2010 European Capital of Culture] Reference
And, most troubling, what of the writer's own words that adorn the quote?. From Wordnik.com. [When Is A Quote Not A Quote?] Reference
Then there are the hostesses, who adorn status-hungry business gatherings. From Wordnik.com. [The Gloom Behind The Boom] Reference
Catholic icons lovingly adorn the house, while little children run at my feet. From Wordnik.com. [Ari Hart: Keeping Our Brothers, Keeping Ourselves: The Importance of Personal and Communal Repentance] Reference
James Carville's jeans and running shoes adorn a body as stringy as beef jerky. From Wordnik.com. [No Happy Warriors Here] Reference
Personalized dollar bills left by patrons adorn the inside of This Little Piggy. From Wordnik.com. [This Little Piggy Went to Lunch] Reference
Florence Nightingale and Sir Christopher Wren, the architect, adorn some paper notes. From Wordnik.com. [Of Money And Men] Reference
A gleeful shout echoed in my skull: Hey, a Hitler's Mustache to adorn my labia — go girl!. From Wordnik.com. [Hitler's Mustache] Reference
On Oscar night, they will adorn the tootsies of an as-yet-undisclosed "major star," says Weitzman. From Wordnik.com. [Wardrobe Warehouse] Reference
Saddam's thugs killed nearly two dozen of his family members, and their portraits still adorn party offices. From Wordnik.com. [Iraqi Leaders: Iraq's Ayatollah on the Rise] Reference
Two antelope heads adorn his office, and there is an impressive collection of rifles and shotguns in a cabinet. From Wordnik.com. [The French Exception] Reference
And I appreciate your taking a viewpoint that doesn't show those who choose to adorn their bodies in a negative light. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of Flight 990] Reference
The elaborate moldings and mirrors in the bar, as well as the cherubs that adorn the spooky auditorium, have been restored. From Wordnik.com. [Theater: A Spoonful Of Sugar] Reference
Its flag flies over a new North American headquarters in Manhattan, and its ads adorn vans that dash through New York traffic. From Wordnik.com. [GOING GLOBAL] Reference
It's planning to adorn entryways and public-transport vehicles with satirical posters chiding people to be clean and well behaved. From Wordnik.com. [Comrade Putin's New Russia] Reference
South Carolina: Gen. James Longstreet's shilly-shallying around Gettysburg helped preserve the Union, whose coinage he can now adorn. From Wordnik.com. [A Two-Bit, And Fine, Idea] Reference
Its cloying sweetness -- perhaps those two moping cherubim who today adorn everything from umbrellas to cake tins -- inflamed his ire. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
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