Ornamentation
[ɔːnəmen'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɔrnəmɛn'teʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of adding extraneous decorations to something.
(noun.) the state of being ornamented.
Checked by Annabelle--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.
(n.) That which ornaments; ornament.
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Examples
- We have seen, in these old churches, a profusion of costly and elaborate sepulchre ornamentation such as we never dreampt of before. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- As he expressed it: We will give the workingman and his family ornamentation in their house. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He has also provided for ornamentation of a high class in designing the details of the structure. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is, however, erroneous to suppose that all of the ornamentation was done by hand. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- No machine has yet been invented that will take the place of the deft fingers of women in certain lines of ornamentation, as in final completion and trimming of their hats. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- For the sake of ornamentation, various colored pigments are added to the paint and give variety of effect. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Within the temple, the ornamentation was elaborate and colossal. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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