Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
- noun A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit.
- noun Music A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.
- transitive verb To furnish with ornaments.
- transitive verb To be an ornament to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any accessory, adjunct, or trapping that serves for use or for both use and adornment, or such accessories, adjuncts, or trappings collectively; hence, equipment, vesture, dress, attire, etc.
- noun Something added as an embellishment; that which embellishes or adorns; whatever lends or is intended to lend grace or beauty to that to which it is added or belongs, as a jewel, a rhetorical embellishment, etc.
- noun An honorary distinction; a decoration; a mark of honor.
- noun One who adds luster to one's sphere or surroundings: as, he is an ornament of his profession.
- noun Embellishment or adornments collectively or in the abstract; adornment; ornamentation; decoration: as, a thing suitable for either use or ornament.
- noun Outward appearance; mere display.
- noun Synonyms Embellishment, adornment. See
adorn . - To adorn; deck; embellish: as, to
ornament a building with sculpture or painting. - Synonyms Adorn, Ornament, Decorate, etc. See adorn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
- transitive verb To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
element ofdecoration . - noun A
Christmas tree decoration - noun music A
musical flourish that are unnecessary to the overallmelodic orharmonic line, but serve todecorate or "ornament" that line. - verb To
decorate . - verb To add to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be an ornament to
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- noun something used to beautify
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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_Tooth ornament_ -- an ornament resembling a row of teeth, sometimes called dog's tooth and shark's tooth.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story
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But unlike with a laptop or an iPad, the profit margin on a Santa suit or a Christmas tree ornament is simply not that big.
As U.S pushes China on currency, small manufacturers say they're already hurting Keith B. Richburg 2010
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But unlike with a laptop or an iPad, the profit margin on a Santa suit or a Christmas tree ornament is simply not that big.
As U.S pushes China on currency, small manufacturers say they're already hurting Keith B. Richburg 2010
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But unlike with a laptop or an iPad, the profit margin on a Santa suit or a Christmas tree ornament is simply not that big.
As U.S pushes China on currency, small manufacturers say they're already hurting Keith B. Richburg 2010
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Mnemonic ornament from the cubiculum from the villa of P. Fannius Synistor, 50-40 BCE.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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That caterpiller ornament is the cutest thing I have ever seen.
My new favorite Christmas ornaments « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2008
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Sascha nibbled on another piece of chocolate as she picked up a beautiful ornament from the box on the table.
Archive 2008-04-01 Nalini Singh 2008
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Sascha nibbled on another piece of chocolate as she picked up a beautiful ornament from the box on the table.
Deleted Scene from "Beat of Temptation" Nalini Singh 2008
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Mnemonic ornament from the cubiculum from the villa of P. Fannius Synistor, 50-40 BCE.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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This ornament is still seen in the older saloons of Damascus: the inscriptions are usually religious sentences, extracts from the Koran, etc., in uncial characters.
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