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adornings

adornings is the plural of adorning.

Meaning of adorning

Noun

adorning (plural adornings)

  1. (archaic) An adornment.
    • Her gentlewomen, like the Nereides,
      So many mermaids, tended her i’ the eyes,
      And made their bends adornings […]c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about adornings

What is adornings the plural of?
Adornings is the plural of adorning.

Words near adornings in the dictionary

  1. adornest
  2. adorneth
  3. adorning
  4. adorning oneself with borrowed plumes
  5. adorningly
  6. adornings
  7. adornment
  8. adornments
  9. adorno
  10. Adornoan
  11. Adornoian

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