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1. or·na·ment

   noun

   • 1. a thing used to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine. Similar knickknack, trinket, bauble, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, ... moregewgaw, gimcrack, furbelow, objet, accessory, informal:whatnot, dingle-dangle, doobry, doodah, tchotchke, tsatske, dated:folderol, archaic:whim-wham, kickshaw, bijou
   • ▪ a quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honor to something: "the design would be a great ornament to the metropolis"
   • ▪ decoration added to embellish something, especially a building: "it served more for ornament than for protection" Similar decoration, adornment, embellishment, ornamentation, trimming, ... moreaccessories, frills, frippery, finery, enhancement, beautification, garnish, garnishing, garnishment, gingerbread
   • ▪ embellishments and decorations, such as trills or grace notes, added to a melody.
   • ▪ the accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels.

   verb

   • 1. make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items: "the men and women in the Stone Age ornamented their caves"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th century.

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3. Ornament (art) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornament_(art)

   In architecture and decorative art, ornament is decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object.

4. Ornament (music) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornament_(music)

   In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity to add expressiveness to a song or piece.

5. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_ornament

   Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations may be woven, blown ( glass or plastic ), molded ( ceramic or metal ), carved from wood or expanded polystyrene, or made by other techniques. Ornaments are available in a variety of ...

6. List of ornaments - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ornaments

   Ornaments are a decorative embellishment to music, either to a melody or to an accompaniment part such as a bassline or chord. Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period.

7. Trill (music) - Wikipedia

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   The trill (or shake, as it was known from the 16th until the early 20th century) is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart, which can be identified with the context of the trill (compare mordent and tremolo).

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9. Acanthus (ornament) - Wikipedia

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   The acanthus (Ancient Greek: ἄκανθος) is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration in the architectural tradition emanating from Greece and Rome.