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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He had had a new set of trapezes made, and had ornamented them and the two platforms in a very striking manner.
From Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record by Barnum, Vance
The Baron of Hers had ornamented and repaired it with much taste and at great expense, until it was celebrated throughout the circle of Suabia for its richness and elegance.
From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by Miles, George Henry
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 Fee, Mary Helen
Near the base of Lycabettus was a sacred inclosure which Pericles had ornamented with fountains.
From Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles by Cocker, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin)
The Pilgrim Father's card was dropped in beside it, then the heart-shaped dream-cake box, holding one of the white icing roses that had ornamented the bride's cake.
From The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
