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ornamented

[ awr-nuh-men-tid, -muhn- ]

/ ˈɔr nəˌmɛn tɪd, -mən- /

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adjective Typography.

(of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.

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Origin of ornamented

First recorded in 1730–40; ornament + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM ornamented

un·or·na·ment·ed, adjective

Words nearby ornamented

Orn, ornament, ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, Orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-

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Example sentences from the Web for ornamented

Strictly utilitarian articles should not be ornamented by surface enrichment.
Industrial Arts Design|William H. Varnum
This end has also two octagonal turrets, the upper stories of which are ornamented with open-worked panels and crocketted domes.
Chelsea|George Bryan
When he left the shop there was no sign of the boys who had ornamented the log earlier in the evening.
The Young Mountaineers|Charles Egbert Craddock
It was ornamented with a curved prow and stern, such as Stonor had not before seen.
The Woman from Outside|Hulbert Footner

In this masculine attire they appeared mounted on the finest horses they could procure, ornamented with the richest furniture.
Life of Edward the Black Prince|Louise Creighton

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