overornament
nə noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
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Overornament
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Origin:
1175–1225; < Latin ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to ornā(re) to equip + -mentum -ment; replacing Middle English ornement < Old French < Latin, as above
1175–1225; < Latin ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to ornā(re) to equip + -mentum -ment; replacing Middle English ornement < Old French < Latin, as above
Related forms
or·na·ment·er, noun
o·ver·or·na·ment, verb (used with object)
re·or·na·ment, verb (used with object)
su·per·or·na·ment, noun
su·per·or·na·ment, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. embellishment. 3, 5. decoration. 10, 11. decorate, adorn, grace.
1. embellishment. 3, 5. decoration. 10, 11. decorate, adorn, grace.
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| ornament | |
| —n | |
| 1. | anything that enhances the appearance of a person or thing |
| 2. | decorations collectively: she was totally without ornament |
| 3. | a small decorative object |
| 4. | something regarded as a source of pride or beauty |
| 5. | music any of several decorations, such as the trill, mordent, etc, occurring chiefly as improvised embellishments in baroque music |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to decorate with or as if with ornaments |
| 7. | to serve as an ornament to |
| [C14: from Latin ornāmentum, from ornāre to adorn] | |
| ornamen'tation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ornament
early 13c., "an accessory," from O.Fr. ornement, from L. ornamentum "equipment, trappings, embellishment," from ornare "equip, adorn" (see ornate). Meaning "decoration, embellishment" is attested from late 14c. The verb is first recorded 1720, from the noun.
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