ORNAMENTATION: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | `ornumen'teyshun
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- [n] the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
- [n] something used to beautify
- [n] the state of being ornamented
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| | Synonyms: | | decoration, embellishment, ornament |
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| | See Also: | | adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, artefact, artifact, beading, beadwork, boss, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, decor, decoration, design, embellishment, encrustation, figure, fin, finial, flower arrangement, gargoyle, garnish, graffiti, graffito, hanging, hood ornament, incrustation, inlay, interior decoration, knob, lunula, molding, moulding, nailhead, necklet, pattern, pommel, rivet, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito, spiral, sprig, state, stud, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, volute, wall hanging | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or`na*men*ta"tion\, n.
1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being
ornamented.
2. That which ornaments; ornament. --C. Kingsley.
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