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adorns oneself with borrowed plumes

adorns oneself with borrowed plumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 adorns oneself with borrowed plumes

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Adorns oneself with borrowed plumes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adorn oneself with borrowed plumes.

Words near adorns oneself with borrowed plumes in the dictionary

  1. adorno
  2. Adornoan
  3. Adornoian
  4. adornos
  5. adorns
  6. adorns oneself with borrowed plumes
  7. adorsed
  8. ados
  9. adosculation
  10. ADOSes
  11. Adoshem

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