ornamentation
ornamentation
Definition
or·na·men·ta·tion (ôr′nə men tā′s̸hən)
noun
- an ornamenting or being ornamented
- ornaments collectively; decoration
ornamentation
Synonyms
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.
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