1 Pet. iii. 4.

Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns

and ornaments.

Tennyson.

Or"na*ment (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ornamented; p. pr. & vb. n.

Ornamenting.] To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to

ornament a room, or a city.

Syn. -- See Adorn.

Or`na*men"tal (?), a. [Cf. F. ornemental.] Serving to ornament;

characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.

Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their

wrists; others, about their ankles.

Sir T. Browne.

Or`na*men"tal*ly, adv. By way of ornament.

Or`na*men*ta"tion (?), n. 1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the

state of being ornamented.

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