KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To clothe or decorate with ornaments. Sense 2: To display or commend the excellence of.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Timothy 2:9
Complete exact-word concordance
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
In like maner also, that women adorne themselues in modest apparell, with shamefastnesse and sobrietie, not with broided haire, or gold, or pearles, or costly aray,
1611 marginal noteOr, plaited.
Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To deck or decorate; to add to beauty by dress; to deck with external ornaments. To display the beauty or excellence of.
