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 ]

v. t. To adorn; to honor. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn. ] 1. Elaborately adorned or decorated; beautifully sumptuous. “So bedecked, ornate, and gay.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an ornate manner. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being ornate. [ 1913 Webster ]