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ornamentation Definition

or·na·men·ta·tion (ôr′nə men tās̸hən)

noun

  1. an ornamenting or being ornamented
  2. ornaments collectively; decoration

ornamentation Synonyms

ornamentation

n.

ornamentation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • century: His vocal style has the resonance and ornamentation of the 19th century, yet the melodies and instrumentation are futuristic.

Converse of object

  • use: In the plant world, some plants use elaborate ornamentation to assist in their reproduction.
  • have: But this one is different - it has leaf ornamentation at the top and at the bottom.
  • improvise: It is used to produce authentic Javanese music, which combines simple melodies with sometimes complex improvised ornamentation.
  • specify: The source specifies little ornamentation, not least because most solo figurations are already ornate by design.
  • compare: They can be recognized by their greater diameter and lack of ornamentation compared with the purpose-designed metal lamp standard.

Preposition: in

  • peacock: Symmetry and ornamentation in a peacock 's train Issue 4.
  • art: Art History of ornamentation in Viking Art and a page of jewelry links with good clear graphics.

Adjective modifier

  • elaborate: Belt hooks quickly became items for elaborate ornamentation, in many materials.
  • little: A little ornamentation has even been added to some of the choruses.
  • personal: He is researching acculturation through personal ornamentation in the north of Roman Britain.
  • much: The fine agricultural soils are too valuable to include much ornamentation.
  • other: The only other ornamentation is a molded eaves cornice.
  • such: In what Evans mysteriously terms unpractised hands, such literary ornamentation can lead to prose that is rambling, opaque and affected.

Noun used with modifier

  • garden: In the sixteenth century Dutch and Flemish sculptors started to use lead as an ornamental material especially for garden ornamentation.
  • body: Here again a less than usual posed picture, showing hair styles and body ornamentation, as well as the activity in the market.
  • rococo: Claydon is an 18th-century showpiece, whose classically proportioned exterior conceals riotous rococo ornamentation and chinoiserie within.
  • relief: These complement contemporary architecture in the way that statuary and relief ornamentation blended with classical architecture.
  • surface: In the late 1750s the baroque style evolved into a rococo characterized by rich surface ornamentation in a lavish use of decorative motifs.
  • text: To turn text ornamentation on, press the " style " toolbar button, then turn on the " ornament text " checkbox.
ornamentation Quotes

A building without ornamentation is like a heaven without stars.

—Sandys, George

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