"ornament" meaning in English

See ornament in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː(r)nəmənt/ [UK], /ˈɔrnəmənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-ornament.ogg [US] Forms: ornament [singular], ornaments [plural]
enPR: ôrʹnə-mənt [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An ornament is something that is put onto something or someone just to look beautiful and for no other reason.
    Sense id: simple-ornament-en-noun-L4nVqQme

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔː(r)nəmənt/ [UK], /ˈɔrnəmənt/ [US] Forms: ornament [canonical], ornaments [third-person, singular], ornamented [past], ornamented [past, participle], ornamenting [present, participle]
enPR: ôrʹnə-mənt [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you ornament something, you decorate or add to it.
    Sense id: simple-ornament-en-verb-BQsgsWg7
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