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.
was ornamenting
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past progressiveof ornament.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I wandered in behind a truck spraying water to suppress the dust and soon encountered Jim Holbrook, 65, who was ornamenting his English bulldog with sunglasses and a tiara of devil’s horns.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2015
It was like driving through a succession of gardens: roses were hanging over the fences in the richest profusion, and the arbor-vitae was ornamenting every little nook, and adorning every cottage.
From Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals by Mitchell, Maria
It was the body of a large silver ewer of which Gianbattista was ornamenting the neck and mouth, which were of a separate piece.
From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
At the gate Mr. Evans is waiting to greet her, having routed that numerous detachment of his offspring which was ornamenting it on Peggy's arrival.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
The late Lady Mackworth caused this stone to be removed to a grotto she was constructing on her grounds, and which she was ornamenting with all the curious stones she could collect.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
