honeysuckle ornament

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noun

anthemion.

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Origin of honeysuckle ornament

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby honeysuckle ornament

honeypot, honey stomach, honeysucker, honeysuckle, honeysuckle family, honeysuckle ornament, honey-sweet, honey trap, honey wagon, honeywort, hong

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How to use honeysuckle ornament in a sentence

McConnell soon followed, beaming like an ornament atop a Christmas tree.
Mitch’s Brotastic Victory Bash|Olivia Nuzzi|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is your ornament, your grace, your seduction, your chant for courting.
‘Mirages’: Anaïs Nin’s Intimate, Unexpurgated Diaries|Lizzie Crocker|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Silversmith Sakurako Shimizu makes ornament from exclamations.
Jewelry that Speaks for Itself|Blake Gopnik|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She inspired the designer to craft a brilliant silver minidress with a lightning-bolt head ornament.
Armani Goes Gaga: Giorgio Armani Intoxicated by Lady Gaga|Robin Givhan|February 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

She was examining the ornament on the back of which was carved a miniature bar of music, with three or four notes.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Meantime the court receives the rents; the garden, the chief ornament of the town, is running wild, and the house is deserted.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The trees are sometimes prettily arranged in alleys, but are planted far less for ornament than for use.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
She was dressed in a high-necked dress of black lace, and wore in her corsage a large circular ornament of diamonds and emeralds.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
Three clubs, which look from without to be very comfortable, ornament this square with their gas-lamps.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for honeysuckle ornament

honeysuckle ornament

noun

arts another term for anthemion

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