† ornationn.
Obsolete.
The condition of being adorned; the action of adorning or ornamenting something. Also: that with which something is adorned; an adornment.
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > that which is supplied > that with which anything is equipped > equipment or accoutrements
ornament?c1225
i-wendea1250
atil1297
tacklea1325
apparel1330
conreyc1330
farec1330
tirec1330
apparementc1340
apparelmentc1374
graithc1375
appurtenancec1386
geara1400
warnementa1400
stuff1406
parelling?a1440
farrements1440
stuffurec1440
skippeson1444
harnessa1450
parela1450
implements1454
reparel1466
ordinance1475
habiliments1483
ornation1483
muniments1485
mountures1489
outred1489
accomplement?c1525
trinketc1525
garnishing1530
garniture1532
accoutrementsc1550
furniments1553
tackling1558
instrument1563
ordinara1578
appointment?1578
outreiking1584
appoint1592
dighting1598
outreik1598
apparate?c1600
accomplishment1605
attirail1611
coutrement1621
apparatusa1628
equipage1648
thing1662
equipment1717
paraphernalia1736
tack1777
outfit1787
fittinga1817
fixing1820
set-out1831
rigging1837
fixture1854
parapherna1876
clobber1890
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > equipment for any action or undertaking
ornament?c1225
i-wendea1250
atil1297
tacklea1325
apparel1330
conreyc1330
farec1330
tirec1330
apparementc1340
apparelmentc1374
graithc1375
appurtenancec1386
geara1400
warnementa1400
stuff1406
parelling?a1440
farrements1440
stuffurec1440
skippeson1444
harnessa1450
parela1450
implements1454
reparel1466
ordinance1475
habiliments1483
ornation1483
muniments1485
outred1489
trinketc1525
garnishing1530
garniture1532
accoutrementsc1550
furniments1553
tackling1558
instrument1563
ordinara1578
appointment?1578
outreiking1584
supellectile1584
appoint1592
dighting1598
outreik1598
materialsa1600
apparate?c1600
attirail1611
coutrement1621
apparatusa1628
outrig1639
equipage1648
thing1662
equipment1717
paraphernalia1736
fixture1767
tack1777
outfit1787
fittinga1817
fixing1820
matériel1821
set-out1831
rigging1837
parapherna1876
clobber1890
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 37/1 Thus in sixe dayes was heven and erthe made and alle the ornation of them.
1550 R. Sherry Treat. Schemes & Tropes sig. Ev There is no cause why that amplificacion and ornacion shuld not be taken out of the same places from whence ther commeth probacion.
1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 38 The qualities for Ornation, are practise in managing of Armes and weapons, skill in Musicke and daunsing.
1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Prince Ded., in tr. N. Machiavelli Wks. sig. Bb2 Nor have I beautified..it with Rhetorical Ornations.
1856 F. Hunt Worth & Wealth 296 Why should not a merchant have cultivated..a delight in landscape and garden ornation?
1879 G. L. Sci. of Taste i. 6 The extravagant floridity of Genoese ornation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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