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Webster 1913 Edition

ornament

or′na-ment

,
Noun.
[OE.
ornement
, F.
ornement
, fr. L.
ornamentum
, fr.
ornare
to adorn.]
That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
The
ornament
of a meek and quiet spirit.
1 Pet. iii. 4.
Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and
ornaments
.
Tennyson.

or′na-ment

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ornamented
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Ornamenting
.]
To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify;
as, to
ornament
a room, or a city
.
Syn. – See
Adorn
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ornament

OR'NAMENT

,
Noun.
[L. ornamentum, from orno, to adorn. Varro informs us that this was primitively osnamentum; but this is improbable. See Adorn.]
1.
That which embellishes; something which, added to another thing, renders it more beautiful to the eye.
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets and the ornaments of the legs - Is. 3.
2.
In architecture, ornaments are sculpture or carved work.
3.
Embellishment; decoration; additional beauty.
- The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price. 1Peter 3.

OR'NAMENT

,
Verb.
T.
To adorn; to deck; to embellish.

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