Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gild the lily | No | No | Yes | No |
adorn | No | No | Yes | No |
gild the lily (verb) | adorn (verb) |
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make unnecessary additions to what is already complete | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) | furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors |
be beautiful to look at |