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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. something used to beautify;
[syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation]


VERB (2)

1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
- Example: "Decorate the room for the party"
- Example: "beautify yourself for the special day"
[syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify]

2. be an ornament to;
- Example: "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ornament \or"na*ment\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. --1 Pet. iii. 4. [1913 Webster] Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ornament \or"na*ment\, v. 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Adorn. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ornament n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation] v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] 2: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"