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.
have ornamented
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present perfectof ornament.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In another city, at another moment, a show like “Cascando” might at least have ornamented the street life.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
In apparent artistic impulses, Neanderthals in many places used red-ochre pigments and might have ornamented themselves with feathers.
From Nature ● Aug. 17, 2020
Here one may buy mats, ropes, pack-saddles—which the arrieros delight to have ornamented with fanciful designs and inscriptions, lazos, and many other things of the same kind.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor
Nor can it be questioned that many virtuous princes reigned at Rome, who would have ornamented any age or country.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by John Lord
Then, in disgust, sore and disheartened, you will retire from the profession which perhaps your talents might have ornamented if they had been properly developed.
From Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors by George Iles
