[n. awr-nuh-muh
nt; v. awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt] 
| 1. | an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments. |
| 2. | a system, category, or style of such objects or features; ornamentation: a book on Gothic ornament. |
| 3. | any adornment or means of adornment. |
| 4. | a person or thing that adds to the credit or glory of a society, era, etc. |
| 5. | the act of adorning. |
| 6. | the state of being adorned. |
| 7. | mere outward display: a speech more of ornament than of ideas. |
| 8. | Chiefly Ecclesiastical. any accessory, adjunct, or equipment. |
| 9. | Music. a tone or group of tones applied as decoration to a principal melodic tone. |
| 10. | to furnish with ornaments; embellish: to ornament a musical composition. |
| 11. | to be an ornament to: Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university. |
| or·na·ment (ôr'nə-mənt) n.
[Middle English ournement, from Old French ornement, from Latin ōrnāmentum, from ōrnāre, to adorn; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] or'na·ment'er n. |