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Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.

A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.

One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.

An ornamental tuft of feathers.

A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33.

Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.

The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. "Dressed in full pontificals." Sir W. Scott.

A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.

To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

Ornamented with perforations or dots. [Obs.] "Gilt bowls pounced and pierced." Holinshed.

An ornamental tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.

occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc. Lofty trees yclad with summer's pride. Spenser. I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. Zech. ix. 6. A bold peasantry, their country's pride. Goldsmith.

A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, a butter print.

An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim. Egyptian privet. See Lawsonia. -- Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern. -- Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been m…

Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure. "Profuse ornament." Kames.

ledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. Cowper.

To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white. P. Plowman. A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser.

Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges. Purfled work (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in Gothic architecture.

Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.

A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments.