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Definition of Ornamentation
1. Noun. The state of being ornamented.
2. Noun. Something used to beautify.
Generic synonyms: Artefact, Artifact
Specialized synonyms: Adornment, Arabesque, Architectural Ornament, Beading, Beadwork, Bow, Brass, Centerpiece, Centrepiece, Christmas Tree, Cockade, Design, Figure, Pattern, Embellishment, Finial, Floral Arrangement, Flower Arrangement, Falderol, Folderal, Frill, Gimcrack, Gimcrackery, Nonsense, Trumpery, Gargoyle, Garnish, Graffiti, Graffito, Hanging, Wall Hanging, Hood Ornament, Encrustation, Incrustation, Inlay, Decor, Interior Decoration, Knob, Pommel, Lunula, Molding, Moulding, Nailhead, Necklet, Overlay, Rosemaling, Set Decoration, Sgraffito, Spiral, Volute, Sprig, Rivet, Stud, Fin, Tail Fin, Tailfin, Tinsel, Tracery, Wind Bell, Wind Chime, Garnish
Derivative terms: Decorate, Decorate, Decorate, Ornament, Ornamental
3. Noun. The act of adding extraneous decorations to something.
Definition of Ornamentation
1. n. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.
Definition of Ornamentation
1. Noun. Decoration, adornment or embellishment. ¹
2. Noun. The act or process of decorating etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ornamentation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornamentation
Literary usage of Ornamentation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Beginnings of Art by Ernst Grosse (1897)
"Our concern is obviously only with those functions of ornamentation which it
performs as ornamentation—that is, as decorative art ; and, since we know that ..."
2. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1873)
"ARABIAN ornamentation. I do not mean what I have here said of the inventive power
of the Arab to be understood as in the least applying to the detestable ..."
3. The Book, Its History and Development by Cyril Davenport (1908)
"But this is generally taken for granted, and now when we speak of the binding of
a book we normally mean only the outside ornamentation. ..."
4. Good Will, Trade-marks and Unfair Trading by Edward Sidney Rogers (1914)
"PROTECTING THE ornamentation OF THE ARTICLE From protecting the form of enclosures
and containers, the step to the protection of the ..."
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