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Discarding everything which serves to adorn noble ladies, and leaving off all womanly ways, she became an uncanny creature, neither woman nor man, detested by the women and laughed at by the men.
Alles vernachlässigend, was zur Zierde holder Frauen dient, sich alles weiblichen Wesens entschlagend, wurde sie zum unheimlichen Zwitterwesen, von den Frauen gehaßt, von den Männern verlacht.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The dark green embossed 'B' was discreet but ubiquitous, adorning everything from the flag that fluttered on the top of the forty-two storey building to the neat lapel of the most junior bellhop.
Das dunkelgrüne "B" war diskret, aber allgegenwärtig; es zierte die Flagge, die auf dem zweiundvierzigstöckigen Gebäude wehte, ebenso wie die Rockaufschläge des jüngsten Pagen.
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Children’s paintings adorned the walls, preserved under a layer of glass.
Kinderzeichnungen hingen hinter Glas an den Wänden.
Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / Raum
Raum
Baxter, Stephen
© 2000 by Stephen Baxter
© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, München
Space
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
"Oh no, I assure you there's a difference," Mo replied quietly, trying not to look up at the heads impaled on pikes that adorned the walls.
»O nein, glaub mir, das ist immer noch ein Unterschied«, erwiderte Mo leise - und versuchte, nicht zu den Köpfen hinaufzusehen, die aufgespießt die Mauern zierten.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
They were adorned with ankle rings, brass bracelets and necklaces, earrings of copper or wood in the shape of small spools. Their lower lips were pierced with either a bone or iron nail.
Sie waren geschmückt mit Fußringen und aus Messing verfertigten Arm- und Halsbändern, mit Ohrgehängen aus Kupfer oder in Form kleiner Holzspulen, die Unterlippe durchbohrt von einem Bein- oder Eisennagel.
Jung, Carl Gustav / Memories, dreams, reflectionsJung, Carl Gustav / Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken
Erinnerungen, Träume, Gedanken
Jung, Carl Gustav
© 1961, 1962, 1963 by Random House, Inc.
© der deutschen Ausgabe: 1971 Walter Verlag
© Patmos Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
Memories, dreams, reflections
Jung, Carl Gustav
© 1961, 1962, 1963 by Random House, Inc.
But, when thus adorned, even the secular appeared to be longing for the heavenly, higher realm, and striving to enter in amidst its phenomena.
Aber selbst das Profane erschien in diesem Schmuck, wie sich sehnend nach dem göttlichen höheren Reich und strebend einzutreten in seine Erscheinungen.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He rises; he dances the ceremonial dance around his rather, who is sitting adorned with full ceremonial designs worked in blood and feather-down.
Er erhebt sich; er tanzt den zeremoniellen Tanz um seinen Väter der dasitzt, geschmückt mit allen Abzeichen aus Blut und Federn.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd

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adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
sich mit fremden Federn schmücken

Word forms

adorn

verb
Basic forms
Pastadorned
Imperativeadorn
Present Participle (Participle I)adorning
Past Participle (Participle II)adorned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I adornwe adorn
you adornyou adorn
he/she/it adornsthey adorn
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am adorningwe are adorning
you are adorningyou are adorning
he/she/it is adorningthey are adorning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have adornedwe have adorned
you have adornedyou have adorned
he/she/it has adornedthey have adorned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been adorningwe have been adorning
you have been adorningyou have been adorning
he/she/it has been adorningthey have been adorning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I adornedwe adorned
you adornedyou adorned
he/she/it adornedthey adorned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was adorningwe were adorning
you were adorningyou were adorning
he/she/it was adorningthey were adorning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had adornedwe had adorned
you had adornedyou had adorned
he/she/it had adornedthey had adorned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been adorningwe had been adorning
you had been adorningyou had been adorning
he/she/it had been adorningthey had been adorning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will adornwe shall/will adorn
you will adornyou will adorn
he/she/it will adornthey will adorn
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be adorningwe shall/will be adorning
you will be adorningyou will be adorning
he/she/it will be adorningthey will be adorning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have adornedwe shall/will have adorned
you will have adornedyou will have adorned
he/she/it will have adornedthey will have adorned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been adorningwe shall/will have been adorning
you will have been adorningyou will have been adorning
he/she/it will have been adorningthey will have been adorning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would adornwe should/would adorn
you would adornyou would adorn
he/she/it would adornthey would adorn
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be adorningwe should/would be adorning
you would be adorningyou would be adorning
he/she/it would be adorningthey would be adorning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have adornedwe should/would have adorned
you would have adornedyou would have adorned
he/she/it would have adornedthey would have adorned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been adorningwe should/would have been adorning
you would have been adorningyou would have been adorning
he/she/it would have been adorningthey would have been adorning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am adornedwe are adorned
you are adornedyou are adorned
he/she/it is adornedthey are adorned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being adornedwe are being adorned
you are being adornedyou are being adorned
he/she/it is being adornedthey are being adorned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been adornedwe have been adorned
you have been adornedyou have been adorned
he/she/it has been adornedthey have been adorned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was adornedwe were adorned
you were adornedyou were adorned
he/she/it was adornedthey were adorned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being adornedwe were being adorned
you were being adornedyou were being adorned
he/she/it was being adornedthey were being adorned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been adornedwe had been adorned
you had been adornedyou had been adorned
he/she/it had been adornedthey had been adorned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be adornedwe shall/will be adorned
you will be adornedyou will be adorned
he/she/it will be adornedthey will be adorned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been adornedwe shall/will have been adorned
you will have been adornedyou will have been adorned
he/she/it will have been adornedthey will have been adorned