something that adds beauty to a person or thing, e.g. a piece of jewellery or a decorative carving
a small decorative object
decoration or embellishment
a building without ornament
a person who adds honour or importance to something
in music, an embellishing note or notes not belonging to the essential harmony or melody
[Middle English via French from Latin ornamentum equipment, decoration, from ornare to furnish, embellish]