ORNAMENT

decoration, ornament, ornamentation

(noun) something used to beautify

decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

(verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; “Decorate the room for the party”; “beautify yourself for the special day”

ornament

(verb) be an ornament to; “stars ornamented the Christmas tree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

ornament (countable and uncountable, plural ornaments)

An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.

A Christmas tree decoration.

(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.

(Christianity, in the plural) The articles used in church services.

(biology) A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)

Verb

ornament (third-person singular simple present ornaments, present participle ornamenting, simple past and past participle ornamented)

To decorate.

To add to.

Synonyms

• (decorate): adorn, bedeck, decorate, embellish, trim

Source: Wiktionary

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Or"na*ment, n. Etym: [OE. ornement, F. ornement, fr. L. ornamentum, fr. ornare to adorn.]

Definition: That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments. Tennyson.

Or"na*ment, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ornamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Ornamenting.]

Definition: To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.

Syn.

– See Adorn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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