| 单词 | ornament |
| 释义 | ornament (once / 166 pages) nv An ornament is a decoration. You can also ornament something by making it more beautiful or festive. The most common use of ornament is probably in Christmas ornaments, which decorate a tree. Similarly, any ornament makes something prettier, flashier, or more festive. When you ornament something, you're beautifying, embellishing, or adorning it. Women ornament themselves with makeup. Men ornament themselves with face paint at football games. People ornament their offices with pictures of their families. Different cultures have their own ways of ornamenting themselves and their homes. If something looks boring, why not ornament it? WORD FAMILYornament: ornamental, ornamentation, ornamented, ornamenting, ornaments+/ornamental: ornamentalism, ornamentally, ornamentals/ornamentalism: ornamentalist/ornamentalist: ornamentalists/ornamentation: ornamentations/ornamented: unornamented USAGE EXAMPLESWrap fragile ornaments in leftover tissue paper or newspaper, or invest in storage containers like archival ornament boxes from the Container Store. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Iames would collect old lumber to build skis, lawn ornaments and doorstops to earn extra money as a child. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) This year, Middleton - whose husband died from a heart attack six months ago - couldn’t bring herself to put up the ornaments without him. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n something used to beautify Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper decoration, ornamentation Great Seal of the United States the seal of the United States government adornment a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness arabesquean ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design architectural ornament(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance beading, beadworkornamentation with beads bowa decorative interlacing of ribbons brassan ornament or utensil made of brass centerpiece, centrepiecesomething placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Christmas treean ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration cockadean ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat design, figure, patterna decorative or artistic work embellishmenta superfluous ornament finialan ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis floral arrangement, flower arrangementa decorative arrangement of flowers falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumperyornamental objects of no great value gargoylean ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal garnishany decoration added as a trimming or adornment graffiti, graffitoa rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls hanging, wall hangingdecoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window hood ornamentan ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer encrustation, incrustationa decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay inlaya decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface decor, interior decorationdecoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior knob, pommelan ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger lunulaa crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age molding, mouldinga decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing nailheadsomething resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device neckletdecoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament overlaya layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface rosemalinga Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs set decorationa decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production sgraffitoa ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground spiral, voluteornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center sprigan ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers rivet, studornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) fin, tail fin, tailfinone of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile tinsela showy decoration that is basically valueless tracerydecoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs wind bell, wind chimea decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle garnishsomething (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbetmolding in the form of a ring; at top of a column antefixcarved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles architravethe molding around a door or window argyle, argylla design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland band, banding, stripean adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinketcheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing baseboard, mopboard, skirting boarda molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor astragal, bead, beading, beadworka beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture bear clawan incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery beauty spota spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment boule, boulle, buhlan inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork bouquet, corsage, nosegay, posyan arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present boutonnierea flower that is worn in a buttonhole cavettoa concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section circletdecorated metal band worn around the head conge, congee(architecture) a concave molding cordonadornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord cornicea molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall crocketan architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable cuspidationa decoration using cusps cyma, cymatium(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) damascenea design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel decal, decalcomaniaeither a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface deviceany ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) dogtootha carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England dossal, dosselan ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tonguea decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape emblemspecial design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. epaulet, epauletteadornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder epergnea large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers fan tracerythe carved tracery on fan vaulting festoonan embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work filagree, filigree, fillagreedelicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) flower chainflowers strung together in a chain foban adornment that hangs from a watch chain foliage, foliation(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament Greek fret, Greek key, fret, key patternan ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) friezean architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice flounce, frill, furbelow, rufflea strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim froga decorative loop of braid or cord frontal, frontletan adornment worn on the forehead gorgerin, neckingthe molding at the top of a column guillochean architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands herringbone, herringbone patterna pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery jewellery, jewelryan adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) Kakemonoa Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom lambrequinshort and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing linocuta design carved in relief into a block of linoleum mandalaany of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation marqueterie, marquetryinlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture mihrab(Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca motif, motivea design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration ovolo, quarter round, thumba convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse parqueterie, parquetrya patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor pectoral, pectoral medallionan adornment worn on the chest or breast pendant, pendentan adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) plumea feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament polka dotdesign consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots pom-pom, pompondecoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat pyrographa design produced by pyrography quirk molding, quirk mouldinga molding having a small groove in it riba projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural rosettean ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor screen saver(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time diamante, sequin, spangleadornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing sprayflower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage subbasethe lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard sunbursta design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it surbasethe molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall) arras, tapestrya wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs tasseladornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end tattooa design on the skin made by tattooing tetraskele, tetraskeliona figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center tore, toruscommonly the lowest molding at the base of a column trefoilan architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle passementerie, trim, trimminga decoration or adornment on a garment triskele, triskeliona figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center vermiculationa decoration consisting of wormlike carvings war paintadornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle weavepattern of weaving or structure of a fabric chaplet, coronal, garland, lei, wreathflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes markinga pattern of marks flourishan ornamental embellishment in writing toppinga flavorful addition on top of a dish artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 2v make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace wreathe decorate or deck with wreaths beset, encrust, incrustdecorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) braiddecorate with braids or ribbons broider, embroiderdecorate with needlework stickcover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface illustratesupply with illustrations garlandadorn with bands of flowers or leaves fledge, flightdecorate with feathers bespangle, spangledecorate with spangles foliatedecorate with leaves flagdecorate with flags bard, barde, caparison, dress upput a caparison on beaddecorate by sewing beads onto pipetrim with piping appliquesew on as a decoration gild the lily, paint the lilyadorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) vermiculatedecorate with wavy or winding lines smockembellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally hangdecorate or furnish with something suspended prankdress or decorate showily or gaudily tinseladorn with tinsel tart updecorate in a cheap and flashy way stuccodecorate with stucco work redecorateredo the decoration of an apartment or house paneldecorate with panels bejewel, jeweladorn or decorate with precious stones filet, filletdecorate with a lace of geometric designs scallopdecorate an edge with scallops bedizendecorate tastelessly dress shipdecorate a ship with flags dress, garnish, trimdecorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods trimdecorate, as with ornaments bedeck, bedight, deckdecorate festoondecorate with strings of flowers enamelcoat, inlay, or surface with enamel inlaydecorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal lacquercoat with lacquer begild, engild, gilddecorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold illuminateadd embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) blazon, emblazondecorate with heraldic arms color, colour, emblazondecorate with colors fringeadorn with a fringe fretdecorate with an interlaced design landscapeembellish with plants faggot, fagotornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch purlembroider with gold or silver thread purledge or border with gold or silver embroidery plumedeck with a plume hatchinlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating damasceneinlay metal with gold and silver japancoat with a lacquer, as done in Japan miniate, rubricatedecorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red miniatepaint with red lead or vermilion alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v be an ornament to stars ornamented the Christmas tree Syn|Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace be beautiful to look at |
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