ornamentation

2 definitions found

ornamentation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ornamentation \Or`na*men*ta"tion\, n.
     1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being
        ornamented.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which ornaments. --C. Kingsley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The ornaments embellishing an object, collectively; as,
        each room of the palace had a strikingly different
        ornamentation.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

ornamentation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ornamentation
      n 1: the state of being ornamented
      2: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament,
         ornamentation]
      3: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something [syn:
         ornamentation, embellishment]