ORNAMENT

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.

2.
v.

To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.


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