ORNAMENTATION

ornamentation, embellishment

(noun) the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

decoration, ornament, ornamentation

(noun) something used to beautify

ornamentation

(noun) the state of being ornamented

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ornamentation (countable and uncountable, plural ornamentations)

Decoration, adornment or embellishment.

The act or process of decorating etc.

(music) Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style.

Source: Wiktionary


Or`na*men*ta"tion, n.

1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.

2. That which ornaments; ornament. C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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