Definition of Ornamint
Or"na*ment (?), 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.
The ornament of a meek and quiet
spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4.
Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and ornaments.
Tennyson.
Or"na*ment (?), 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.
Syn. -- See Adorn.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An element of decoration.
- Music. a musical flourish that are unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serve to decorate or "ornament" that line.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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