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1. (n.) ornament
an object or feature intended to beautify the appearance of that to which it is added or of which it is a part; embellishment; decoration.
2. ornament
a group or style of such objects or features; ornamentation.
3. ornament
any adornment or means of adornment.
4. ornament
a person or thing that adds to the credit or glory of a society, era, etc.
5. ornament
the act of adorning.
6. ornament
a tone or group of tones applied as decoration to a principal melodic tone.
7. ornament
any religious accessory, adjunct, or equipment.
8. (v.t.) ornament
to furnish with ornaments; embellish; decorate.
9. ornament
to serve as an ornament to.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME ornement < OF < L ornāmentum equipment, ornament)
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1. (verb) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
something used to beautify
2. (verb) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
3. (verb) ornament
be an ornament to
"stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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Sense: something decorative, intended to make a room etc more beautiful
china ornaments.
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 Afrikaans: ornament, versiering |
 Arabic: زينَه، حِلْيَه |
 Bulgarian: орнамент |
 Brazilian: ornamento |
 Czech: ornament |
 German: das Ornament |
 Danish: pynt; udsmykning |
 Greek: στολίδι |
 Spanish: ornamento, adorno |
 Estonian: ornament |
 Farsi: زیور؛ آذین |
 Finnish: koriste |
 French: ornement |
 Hebrew: קִישוּט |
 Hindi: आभूषण |
 Croatian: ukras |
 Hungarian: dísz(ítmény) |
 Indonesian: hiasan |
 Icelandic: skraut(gripur) |
 Italian: ornamento |
 Japanese: 装飾 |
 Korean: 장식품 |
 Lithuanian: ornamentas, gražus daikte |
 Latvian: ornaments; dekors, rotāju |
 Malay: barang perhiasan |
 Dutch: ornament |
 Norwegian: pynt(egjenstand), ornamen |
 Polish: ozdoba, ornament |
 Persian: زیور؛ آذین |
 Pashto: زيور |
 Portuguese: ornamento |
 Romanian: ornament |
 Russian: украшение; орнамент |
 Slovak: ornament |
 Slovenian: okras |
 Serbian: ukras |
 Swedish: ornament |
 Thai: เครื่องประดับ |
 Turkish: süsleme |
 Taiwanese: 裝飾品 |
 Ukrainian: прикраса, орнамент |
 Urdu: زيور، سامان آرائش |
 Vietnamese: đồ trang trí |
 Chinese: 装饰品 |
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