ornament

  • 31ornament — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)nəmənt[/t]] ornaments 1) N COUNT An ornament is an attractive object that you display in your home or in your garden or yard. ...a shelf containing a few photographs and ornaments. ...Christmas tree ornaments. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp… …

    English dictionary

  • 32ornament — 1 noun 1 (C) an object that you keep in your house because it is beautiful rather than useful: china ornaments 2 (U) decoration that is added to something: plain architecture with very little ornament 3 be an ornament to old fashioned to add… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33ornamènt — ênta m (ȅ é) likovni element, namenjen olepšavi, okrasek: vrezovati ornamente v glinasto posodo; barvni, zlati ornamenti / ornament na preprogi; ornamenti z rastlinskimi motivi / prtiček z ljudskimi ornamenti / figuralni ornament nad vrati;… …

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  • 34ornament — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing used or serving to adorn, esp. a small trinket, vase, figure, etc. (a mantelpiece crowded with ornaments; her only ornament was a brooch). b a quality or person conferring adornment, grace, or honour (an ornament to her… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35ornament — 1. noun a) An element of decoration. ...Im a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use b) A Christmas tree decoration See Also: ornate, ornamental …

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  • 36ornament — or|na|ment1 [ ɔrnəmənt ] noun * 1. ) count a small attractive object used for decoration or for making someone or something more beautiful: Christmas tree ornaments an old china ornament belonging to her grandmother a ) count or uncount something …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37ornament — or•na•ment n. [[t]ˈɔr nə mənt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌmɛnt, mənt[/t]] n. v. ment•ed, ment•ing 1) 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) cvb a group or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38ornament — noun /ˈɔnəmənt / (say awnuhmuhnt) 1. an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance or general effect: architectural ornaments. 2. any adornment or means of adornment. 3. a person who adds lustre, as to surroundings, society,… …

  • 39ornament — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French urnement, ornement, from Latin ornamentum, from ornare Date: 13th century 1. archaic a useful accessory 2. a. something that lends grace or beauty b. a manner or quality that adorns 3. one… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40ornament — Synonyms and related words: acciaccatura, add, adjoin, adjunct, adorn, adornment, affix, agglutinate, anacrusis, annex, append, appoggiatura, arabesque, arrangement, array, asiaticism, attach, bass passage, beauties, beautify, bedeck, bedizen,… …

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