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ornament
[ noun awr-nuh-muhnt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt ]
/ noun ĖÉr nÉ mÉnt; verb ĖÉr nÉĖmÉnt, -mÉnt /
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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.
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Origin of ornament
1175ā1225; <Latin ornÄmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to ornÄ(re) to equip + -mentum-ment; replacing Middle English ornement<Old French <Latin, as above
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ormer, ormolu, Ormond Beach, Ormonde, Ormuz, ornament, ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate
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British Dictionary definitions for ornament
ornament
noun (ĖÉĖnÉmÉnt)
verb (ĖÉĖnÉĖmÉnt) (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 ornÄmentum, from ornÄre to adorn
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