had been ornamenting

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of ornament.
  ornament

  noun

  an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part.

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• accessory
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