ornament

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  1. noun Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
  2. noun A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit: a singer who is an ornament to the world of opera.
  3. noun Music A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.
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  • I believe that it was my parents who added this particular Star Wars Star Destroyer ornament, which is part of Hallmark's 2004 line of ornaments, to our tree. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • This ornament is a three dimensional star made with felt and bordered with beads and a blanket stitch. —  About.com Sewing
  • As a bonus, this ornament is a fun toy, perfect for display and play during the entire year. —  TrekMovie.com
  • They wear besides a peculiar hair-ornament, are much painted, and have their lips coloured black and gold. —  The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
  • We can see this better from the ambulatory, also the curious skull and cross-bone ornament which is all that is left of the tomb of Anne of Cleves, Henry {62} the Eighth's repudiated wife, the only one of all his wives who was buried in the Abbey. —  Westminster Abbey
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decoration ·  furniture ·  jewel ·  vase ·  statue ·  garment ·  jewelry ·  treasure ·  bead ·  beauty ·  necklace ·  flower

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ornament:   ornaments ·  ornamented
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English ournement, from Old French ornement, from Latin ōrnāmentum, from ōrnāre, to adorn; see ar- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English ornament, ornement, ournement, from OF.ornement, French ornement = Spanish Portuguese Italian ornamento, from Latin ornamentum, equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment, ornare, equip, adorn: see orn.
  2. from French ornamenter, Old French ornementer = Spanish Portuguese ornamentar; from the noun.
 

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/ˈɔrnəmɛnt/
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