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Webster 1913 Edition

Adornment

A-dorn′ment

(-ment)

,

Noun.

[Cf. OF.

adornement

. See

.]

An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.

Definition 2024

adornment

adornment

English

Noun

adornment ‎(plural adornments)

A decoration; that which adorns.
The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.
The act of decorating.

Translations

a decoration; that which adorns

Armenian: զարդ (hy) ‎(zard)
Bulgarian: украса (bg) ‎(ukrasa), украшение (bg) ‎(ukrašenie), декорация (bg) ‎(dekoracija)
German: Verzierung (de) f
Hungarian: dekoráció (hu), dísz (hu)
Irish: cumhdach m, imchumhdach m, maise f, maisiúchán m, ornaíocht f

Maori: tuhi
Norwegian:

Bokmål: utsmykning m, f, utsmykking m, f

Nynorsk: utsmykking f
Portuguese: adorno (pt) m
Spanish: adorno (es) m, decoración (es) f

the act of decorating

Bulgarian: украсяване (bg) ‎(ukrasjavane), кичене ‎(kičene)
Irish: maisiú m, ornú m

Norwegian:

Bokmål: utsmykning m, f, utsmykking m, f

Nynorsk: utsmykking f
Portuguese: adornamento m