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Type Words
Synonyms decoration, ornament
Type of artifact, artefact
Has types architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, christmas tree, cockade, decor, wind chime, arabesque, wind bell, adornment, design, embellishment, encrustation, falderol, figure, fin, finial, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, folderal, frill, gargoyle, garnish, gimcrack, gimcrackery, graffiti, graffito, hanging, hood ornament, incrustation, inlay, interior decoration, knob, lunula, molding, moulding, nailhead, necklet, nonsense, overlay, pattern, pommel, rivet, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito, spiral, sprig, stud, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, trumpery, volute, wall hanging
Type Words
Synonyms embellishment
Type of decoration
Derivation ornament
Type Words
Type of state
Derivation ornament

Examples of ornamentation

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U.S. laws, he was surprised to find, prohibit use of the flag for ornamentation.
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It kicks off your holiday decorating by leaving space for festive ornamentation.
From the cnn.com
Phrasing, dynamics and ornamentation all serve the sense and poetry of the text.
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Super-size pet ornamentation and shelving units came from a shuttered Petsmart.
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Subsequently, geometrical ornamentation became a sophisticated art form in Islam.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These can be seen in the ornamentation of medieval religious and secular works.
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This is the fossilised ornamentation of a dinosaur called Stygimoloch spinifer.
From the economist.com
Also, the degree of ornamentation of the leg wear and spur varies considerably.
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The dinosaurs'headgear wasn't just ornamentation, says a Claremont researcher.
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More examples
  • The state of being ornamented
  • Decoration: something used to beautify
  • The act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  • In music, ornaments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line. Many ornaments are performed as "fast notes" around a central note. ...
  • Decoration, adornment or embellishment; The act or process of decorating etc
  • (Ornamented) Decorated with warts, ridges, wrinkles, or a netlike pattern; used in reference to spore surface.
  • (Ornamented) A typeface that is embellished ornamented or decorated. Generally not used for setting text or body copy.
  • Note or notes added to the original melodic line for embellishment and added interest.
  • An elaboration of a given melody. Ornaments could be written out or improvised.