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ornament
English
Etymology
From Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum (“equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment”), from orn?re, present active infinitive of I equip, adorn. The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (UK) IPA(key): /???(?)n?m?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /???n?m?nt/, enPR: ôr?n?-m?nt
- (verb)
- (UK) IPA(key): /???(?)n?m?nt/, /???(?)n??m?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /???n?m?nt/, /???n??m?nt/, enPR: ôr?n?-m?nt, ôr?n?-m?nt'
Noun
ornament (countable and uncountable, plural ornaments)
- An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
- A Christmas tree decoration.
- (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.
- (Christianity, in the plural) The articles used in church services.
- (biology) A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
Derived terms
- ornamental
Related terms
- ornate
- ornamentation
- adorn
- suborn
Translations
Verb
ornament (third-person singular simple present ornaments, present participle ornamenting, simple past and past participle ornamented)
- To decorate.
- To add to.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (decorate): adorn, bedeck, decorate, embellish, trim
Translations
Further reading
- ornament in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ornament in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ornamentum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o?.n??ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ur.n??men/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o?.na?ment/
Noun
ornament m (plural ornaments)
- ornament
Derived terms
- ornamental
Further reading
- “ornament” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ornament” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “ornament” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ornament” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ornamentum
Noun
ornament n (definite singular ornamentet, indefinite plural ornament or ornamenter, definite plural ornamenta or ornamentene)
- an ornament
Derived terms
- ornamentikk
References
- “ornament” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ornament” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin ornamentum
Noun
ornament n (definite singular ornamentet, indefinite plural ornament, definite plural ornamenta)
- an ornament
Derived terms
- ornamentikk
References
- “ornament” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin ?rn?mentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?na.m?nt/
Noun
ornament m inan
- (architecture, art, typography) ornament, adornment
- (music) ornament
Declension
Further reading
- ornament in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- ornament in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French ornament, from Latin ornamentum.
Noun
ornament n (plural ornamente)
- ornament
Declension
ornament From the web:
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orris
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????s/
Etymology 1
Probably from iris, although the alteration of the vowel is unexplained.
Noun
orris (countable and uncountable, plural orrises)
- Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica.
- The fragrant root of such an iris.
- 1826, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant, page 169,
- Drop twelve drops of genuine oil of rhodium on a lump of loaf-sugar ; grind this wel in a glass mortar, and mix it thoroughly with three pounds of orris powder.
- 1998, Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, Orris, entry in Rodale?s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, page 406,
- Orris is the part of the florentine iris you don?t see — the rhizome. […] The ancient Egyptians and Greeks learned that the bland-smelling orris root would take on a remarkable fragrance if dried for at least two years.
- 2000, Lady Sabrina, The Witch?s Master Grimoire, page 122,
- Next place your hair, the rose quartz, some of the orris root powder, and the candle drippings into the box.
- 1826, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant, page 169,
Etymology 2
Contracted from orfrays, or from arras.
Noun
orris (countable and uncountable, plural orrises)
- A type of gold or silver lace.
- A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
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