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ornament
[ noun awr-nuh-muhnt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt ]
/ noun ˈɔr nə mənt; verb ˈɔr nəˌmɛnt, -mənt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with ornaments; embellish: to ornament a musical composition.
to be an ornament to: Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university.
OTHER WORDS FOR ornament
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Origin of ornament
1175–1225; <Latin ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to ornā(re) to equip + -mentum-ment; replacing Middle English ornement<Old French <Latin, as above
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Words nearby ornament
ormer, ormolu, Ormond Beach, Ormonde, Ormuz, ornament, ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate
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British Dictionary definitions for ornament
ornament
noun (ˈɔːnəmənt)
verb (ˈɔːnəˌmɛnt) (tr)
to decorate with or as if with ornaments
to serve as an ornament to
Derived forms of ornament
ornamentation, nounWord Origin for ornament
C14: from Latin ornāmentum, from ornāre to adorn
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