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

98 1.9

To put a picture or photo in a border for display

is identical in sense but emphasizes arranging to highlight the item

F

to frame in

vsto enframe

5 4.5

Surround a space or object on all sides to enclose it

focuses more on arranging to highlight rather than mere enclosure

B

to border

vsto enframe

1 3.1

To add a decorative edge around something

focuses on enclosing or arranging to highlight rather than mere decoration

How Emphasized

to spotlight

17 4.0

to highlight

301 3.3

to enframe

1 8.8

to frame

98 1.9

to border

1 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology