or·na·men·ta·tion

(ôr′nə-mĕn-tā′shən)

a. The act or process of decorating, adorning, or embellishing.

b. The state of being decorated, adorned, or embellished.

2. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.

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or•na•men•ta•tion

(ˌɔr nə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -mən-)

n.

1. the act of ornamenting.

2. the state of being ornamented.

3. something with which a thing is ornamented.

4. ornaments collectively.

Ornamentation

See also art.

decalcomania

1. the technique of transferring pictures and other designs onto glass, wood, china etc, using specially prepared paper pieces.
2. the picture so created. Also called decal.

decoupage, découpage

1. the art or technique of cutting out pictures or designs from paper or other material and applying them to a surface.
2. the work produced.

engrailment

the ornamenting of the edge of a coin with grooves or other indentations or reliëfs as a deterrent to clipping.

festoonery

1. decoration with festoons, strings of flowers, ribbons, etc, looped in curves between two points
2. festoons collectively.

fimbriation

1. the process of decorating with a fringe.
2. such decoration.

illumination

1. the process of decorating manuscripts with illustrations, as in the capitals, tracery, etc.
2. the decoration itself.

intarsia

a form or method of decoration, dating from the Renaissance, consisting of inlaid, mosaiclike patterns, especially of wood.

marquetry

a form of decoration, often used in furniture-making, composed of inlays of wood veneers of different colors.

omamentist, omamentalist

1. an artist who specializes in ornamentation.
2. a person whose work is considered to be ornament rather than art.

parquetry

mosaic work in wood, a form of marquetry, used mostly for floors and wainscoting.

reticulation

arrangement in the form of a network, as for decoration. — reticulate, adj.

tessellation

decoration composed of multi-colored, small tiles, as found in a mosaic.

tracery

ornamental work, composed of fine, interlaced ribbing or the like, used in windows, sereens, etc.

vermiculation

ornamentation resembling worm-holes or worm-tracks, as is found in mosaic pavements and rusticated masonry. See also motion; worms

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	ornamentation - the state of being ornamented state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
	2.	ornamentation - something used to beautify decoration, ornament artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness arabesque - an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design architectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance beading, beadwork - ornamentation with beads bow - a decorative interlacing of ribbons brass - an ornament or utensil made of brass centerpiece, centrepiece - something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Christmas tree - an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration cockade - an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" embellishment - a superfluous ornament finial - an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers gimcrack, gimcrackery, falderol, folderal, nonsense, trumpery, frill - ornamental objects of no great value gargoyle - an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal garnish - any decoration added as a trimming or adornment graffiti, graffito - a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls hanging, wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" hood ornament - an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer encrustation, incrustation - a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay inlay - a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface decor, interior decoration - decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior pommel, knob - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger lunula - a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing nailhead - something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device necklet - decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament overlay - a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface rosemaling - a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs set decoration - a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production sgraffito - a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground volute, spiral - ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center sprig - an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers rivet, stud - ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) fin, tail fin, tailfin - one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile tinsel - a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion" tracery - decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs wind bell, wind chime - a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle garnish - something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
	3.	ornamentation - the act of adding extraneous decorations to something embellishment decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

ornamentation

noun decoration, trimming, frills, garnishing, embroidery, enrichment, elaboration, embellishment, adornment, beautification, ornateness The decor was functional and free of ornamentation.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

ornamentation

noun

Something that adorns:

adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnishment, garniture, ornament, trim, trimming.

Translations

تَزْيين، زَخْرَفَه

pyntudsmykning

Verzierung

décoration

skreyting; skraut

ornamentation

[ˌɔːnəmenˈteɪʃən] N (= act) → ornamentación f, decoración f; (= ornaments) → adornos mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ornamentation

[ˌɔː^rnəmɛnˈteɪʃ^ən] n → ornementation f

ornamentation

(= ornamenting) → Verzieren nt, → Verzierung f; (of room) → Ausschmücken nt, → Ausschmückung f

(= ornamental detail) → Verzierungen pl, → Zierrat m (geh); (Art, Archit) → Ornamentik f; (= ornaments: in room etc) → Schmuck m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ornamentation

[ˌɔːnəmɛnˈteɪʃ/ən] n (act) → ornamentazione f; (ornaments) → decorazione f

ornament

(ˈoːnəmənt) noun

something decorative, intended to make a room etc more beautiful. china ornaments.

(oːnəˈment) verb

to decorate. The church was richly ornamented.

ˌornamenˈtation noun

ˌornaˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective

used for ornament. an ornamental pool in the garden.