orn

O1R1N1
/ɔː(ɹ)n/

verb

To ornament; to adorn.

OriginOld French orner ← Latin ornō →
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Meanings

orn1

verborn (third-person singular simple present orns, present participle orning, simple past and past participle orned)

present singular third person orns · participle present orning · participle past orned · past orned

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo ornament; to adorn.

    God stered vp prophetes and orned his chirche with great glory.

    1545, George Joye, The exposicion of Daniel the Prophete […]

orn2

nounorn (plural orns)

plural orns

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of orange.
adjectiveorn (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of orange.

Origin

  1. Latinornō
  2. Old Frenchorner
  3. Englishorn

From Old French orner, from Latin ornō.

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APA

orn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orn

MLA

“orn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orn.

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