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.
had ornamented
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past perfectof ornament.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Pope had ornamented the poem with the machinery of guardian angels, which he afterwards omitted.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope
It was over at last, when I was stiff with kneeling and had ornamented myself with much candle grease.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Mary Helen Fee
Their isolation was rendered more complete by the fact that Ruth, when she had ornamented New York society, had made few real friends.
From The Coming of Bill by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
At length, as we pushed up, it became sandy, and the lofty gum-trees that had ornamented it, gradually disappeared.
From Expedition into Central Australia by Charles Sturt
When Troop Five won the toss and spread out on the field, Dale Tompkins, with a faint sigh, dropped down on the bench he had ornamented for most of the season.
From Under Boy Scout Colors by Joseph Bushnell Ames
