to enframe

Examples

• All

• The city walls enframe a view that is only possible from the north, the direction of St. Albans.

  Academic text (1999)

• Over and against the individual artist or the autonomous work, however, Burty insisted in his reviews on the decorative aspects of both shows, perceiving a relation between the character of the paintings on view and the manner in which they were presented: "The dominant interest of this group being the effects of light and open air, irisation and color, this painting will benefit from being enframed in the vast panels of a high gallery," he wrote in one article of 1877.

  Academic text (1991)

• Their densely packed forms seem to float above the sinuous rhythms of the slightly taller floral frieze, but all are locked together by the enframing architectural elements.

  Academic text (1990)

• The artist decided to enframe the vibrant painting with a simple black border to enhance its colors.

• She wanted to enframe her favorite photograph to showcase it on the wall.

Synonyms

F

to frame

vsto enframe

82 1.9

To put a picture or photo in a border for display

is identical in sense but emphasizes arranging to highlight the item

B

to border

vsto enframe

12 3.1

To add a decorative edge around something

focuses on enclosing or arranging to highlight rather than mere decoration

F

to frame in

vsto enframe

1 4.5

Surround a space or object on all sides to enclose it

focuses more on arranging to highlight rather than mere enclosure

How Emphasized

to spotlight

13 4.0

to highlight

340 3.3

to enframe

8.8

to frame

82 1.9

to border

12 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology