26984 words

ornament

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
an object that is beautiful rather than useful:

Examples:

a glass ornament
2
decoration that is added to increase the beauty of something:

Examples:

The building relies on clever design rather than on ornament for its impressive effect.
3
to add decoration to something:

Examples:

She ornamented her letters with little drawings in the margin.
4
an object that is decorative rather than useful:

Examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, Victorian-era ornaments.

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