Meaning of adonize | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [B1]

Examples

“but he positively said he must first "go "to Paris, as he wanted many auxiliaries to his toilet, only to be met with there, and he must have⟳ every thing proper to adonize his person on this important occasion.”

“"Forget⟳ what I hae been yelpin about politics, but dinna forget⟳ to hand up your wee finger on Sunday at the window to the first pair o' white hose ye see⟳, when you want⟳ a shave," and gathering up his various implements of trade⟳, and offering me, as usual, a vale, Domine, off flew Ritchie Falconer to adonize and amuse some other customer.”

“It is not because they wear⟳ three pair of breeches, one over the other, that they arrive⟳ perfectly dry & clean⟳, in spite of rain⟳ & mud: it is not because they have⟳ woolen wigs, that their stiff & wiry frisure def(y)ies moisture: it is not because they go loaded each with as much pomade, brushes & soap as would serve⟳ to adonize a whole regiment of Bas Breton(s) conscripts, that they have⟳ always the beard smooth, & the nails irreproachable: it is because the external air has not touched them: it is because they walk⟳, drink⟳, sleep⟳ & eat⟳ in their fluid, as in a glass bell of 20 feet of thickness, & across which they behold with pity the cavaliers whose hair the wind discomposes, & the foot-passenger whose shoes the snow⟳ soils.”

“After visiting the soko we returned to Mr. Benoliel's hotel, to adonize for the dinner we were to partake of at Mr. Hay's, to whose house we repaired about five, found a small party assembled in his very snug dining-room, and sat down to a capital dinner, and very good wine of our host's own⟳ growth and manufacture⟳, and to which he had given the classical name⟳ of Ampelusian, the old nomenclature bestowed on this part of the country by the Greeks, in consequence of the then excellence of its wines.”

“in November the artist was able to see⟳ the actual orders for himself, repaint them and adjust the assembly of the three brooches, but to M'Arthur's annoyance was unable to resist⟳ softening the face⟳ - 'to adonize it' in M'Arthur's telling phrase.”

“In this Section we adonize the Lax equations of 89.1 into an infinite commuting hierarchy in the space of dressing variables.”

“But do pray recover⟳ your senses time enough to see⟳ me married—so run⟳ and dress yourself, make⟳ yourself gay; fly⟳ Simon and Adonize your master.”

“Oh, never mind⟳ — you have⟳ asked me now— that will do — make⟳ no apologies for the lateness of the invitation — I'll Adonize and be with you — a dinner is a sort⟳ of extempore performance.”

“This was an intimation Pendennis by no means thought it prudent to neglect⟳ ; and being,: among other things, a great coxcomb, he took out his watch⟳, and observing he had scarcely time to Adonize himself for dinner, took leave⟳ of his fair friends, with the consolatory promise⟳ of a very speedy return⟳.”

“A legion of tailors came to Adonize him, but he puzzled them all.”

“But come⟳ man, up with you ! and begin⟳ to Adonize. You are a slow coach, we all know⟳ ; and I shall be ready before you, I'll lay⟳ any bet⟳, even should I give⟳ you ten minutes' advantage.”

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