n. [ OE. ornement, F. ornement, fr. L. ornamentum, fr. ornare to adorn. ] That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and ornaments. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ornamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Ornamenting. ] To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Adorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. ornemental. ] Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which ornaments. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The ornaments embellishing an object, collectively; as, each room of the palace had a strikingly different ornamentation. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. One who ornaments; a decorator. [ 1913 Webster ]

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