Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of ornamenting; the fact of being ornamented or adorned; ornamentation.
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Examples
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Cosmo is said of cosmos, which is to say a form, shape, or ornation.
The Golden Legend, vol. 5 1230-1298 1900
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Thus in six days was heaven and earth made and all the ornation of them.
The Golden Legend, vol. 1 1230-1298 1900
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