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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

ornament

/ôrʹnə-mənt/ · or·na·ment · IPA /ˈɔɹnəmənt/
01 n. That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
  1. 1.
    That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
    “The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.” — 1 Pet. iii. 4.
    “Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments.” — Tennyson.
02 v. t. To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.
imp. & p. p. Ornamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Ornamenting
  1. 1.
    To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.
Syn. See Adorn.