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One who enamels; a workman or artist who applies enamels in ornamental work. [Written also enameller, enamellist.]

A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. Selden.

Named before; aforenamed.

Same as Hemadynamometer.

Same as Hemadynamics.

Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.

To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.

A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

s 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.

Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.

By way of ornament.

The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.

One who ornaments; a decorator.

To exceed in name, fame, or degree. [Obs.] And found out one to outname thy other faults. Beau. & Fl.

To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] Shak.

To give a new name to.

See Surname.

A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name.

A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it. [Scot.] Jamieson.

nce, figuratively, a real battle. "In battle and in tourneyment." Chaucer. With cruel tournament the squadrons join. Milton.