adornment

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These steps, whether cedar, gold, or stone, yet that which added to their adornment was the wonderment of a queen.

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  1. noun The act of adorning.
  2. noun Something that beautifies or adorns; an ornament: "Japanese food is on the whole superb, one of the adornments of the culture” (James Fallows).

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  • If you are in search of a memorable tabletop adornment, the solution is easier than you think. —  azcentral.com | news
  • A story like Irena's doesn't require much adornment, and the show is stripped to its essentials. —  Live Design Online RSS Feed
  • Quilts have been used for warmth as well as adornment, and even as a method of communication. —  Kingsport Times News - Daily 5
  • Most clothing is however worn more as adornment, as differentiation, to make us feel attractive, more so than for any purely utilitian function and weather protection. —  TreeHugger
  • For some, the gift of body adornment is a rad holiday offering. —  OnMilwaukee.com
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ornamentation ·  decoration ·  embellishment ·  finery ·  jewelry ·  trappings ·  attire ·  magnificence ·  elegance ·  apparel ·  pomp ·  trinket

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  1. from Middle English adournment, from Old French adournement, adornement (earlier Middle English aournement, aornement, from Old French aournement), modern F. adornement: see adorn and -ment.
 

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/əˈdɔrnmənt/
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