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noun
1.
something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
2.
ornamentation; embellishment: personal adornment.
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Adornments
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adornment
late 15c., "act of adorning;" also "a thing which adorns;" from O.Fr. aournement, from aourner (see adorn).
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