p. a. Beautiful; embellished. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the act of making something more beautiful. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. One who, or that which, beautifies or makes beautiful. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. [ 1913 Webster ]
A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. [ 1913 Webster ]
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v. t.
The arts that beautify and polish life. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of beauty. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]