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[ awr-nuh-men-tey-shuhn, ‐muhn‐ ] / ˌɔr nə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, ‐mən‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ornamentation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of ornamenting. the state of being ornamented. something with which a thing is ornamented; embellishment. ornaments collectively. Origin of ornamentationFirst recorded in 1850–1855 Words nearby ornamentationOrmuz, Orn, ornament, ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, Orne, ornery, ornis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ornamentationMulti-story hotel towers stand stripped of any ornamentation, and seem almost Soviet in their austere and honest decay. The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills|Brandon Presser|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST For women, that means “conservative” braids are allowed only if there are no beads or ornamentation. Disney Parks’ Craziest Corporate Rules: Beards OK, Tattoos Still Out||January 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST The eggs of this Quail differ somewhat in size, and also in ornamentation. Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States|Thomas G. Gentry Nearly everything in the nature of ornamentation or embellishment was destroyed. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough|W.D. Sweeting
But the strange external luxury of ornamentation became, inside, a revel of immense stairways. Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13)|Guy de Maupassant The capitals of the same form are much more clearly and firmly cut, and in a better style of ornamentation. The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott The ornamentation of temples, to judge by the few specimens which remain, was very similar to that of palaces. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria|George Rawlinson
Words related to ornamentationembellishment, decoration, elaboration, trimming |