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adorned oneself with borrowed plumes

adorned oneself with borrowed plumes is the simple past and past participle of adorn oneself with borrowed plumes.

Meaning of adorn oneself with borrowed plumes

Verb

adorn oneself with borrowed plumes (third-person singular simple present adorns oneself with borrowed plumes, present participle adorning oneself with borrowed plumes, simple past and past participle adorned oneself with borrowed plumes)

  1. (idiomatic) To claim the honor of another for oneself.
    Synonyms:
    strut with borrowed plumes, strut with borrowed feathers

Questions about adorned oneself with borrowed plumes

What is adorned oneself with borrowed plumes the simple past and past participle of?
Adorned oneself with borrowed plumes is the simple past and past participle of adorn oneself with borrowed plumes.

Words near adorned oneself with borrowed plumes in the dictionary

  1. adornable
  2. adornation
  3. adornations
  4. Adornato
  5. adorned
  6. adorned oneself with borrowed plumes
  7. adorner
  8. adorners
  9. adornest
  10. adorneth
  11. adorning

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