Both Uses of
embellish
in
Hard Times
- The white night-cap, embellished with two peacock's feathers and a pigtail bolt upright, in which Signor Jupe had that very afternoon enlivened the varied performances with his chaste Shaksperean quips and retorts, hung upon a nail; but no other portion of his wardrobe, or other token of himself or his pursuits, was to be seen anywhere.†
Chpt 1.6
- Office-hours were over: and at that period of the day, in warm weather, she usually embellished with her genteel presence, a managerial board-room over the public office.†
Chpt 2.1 *
Definition:
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(embellish) make something more attractive or interesting by adding to it