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Definition of Ornament
Ornament

That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.

To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.

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Ornament Quotations

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Aristotle

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
Aristotle

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
Mohandas Gandhi

Silence is an ornament for women.
Sophocles

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?
John Ruskin

Ornament Translations

ornament in Afrikaans is sieraad
ornament in Danish is dekoration
ornament in Dutch is versieren
ornament in German is Verzierung, Zierde
ornament in Italian is ornamento
ornament in Latin is ornatus
ornament in Spanish is alhaja, ornamento
ornament in Swedish is prydnad, smycke, sira, dekoration


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