Ornamenter

or·na·ment  (ôrn-mnt)

n.

1. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.

2. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit: a singer who is an ornament to the world of opera.

3. Music A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.

tr.v. (-mnt) or·na·ment·ed, or·na·ment·ing, or·na·ments

1. To furnish with ornaments: ornamented the windows with hanging plants.

2. To be an ornament to: "The babies ornament her ankles, dangle from her pant legs" (Carolyn Chute).

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[Middle English ournement, from Old French ornement, from Latin rnmentum, from rnre, to adorn; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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orna·menter n.