Ornament

[noun awr-nuh-muh nt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muh nt] /noun ˈɔr nə mənt; verb ˈɔr nəˌmɛnt, -mənt/

noun
1.
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
architectural ornaments.
2.
a system, category, or style of such objects or features; :
a book on Gothic ornament.
3.
any adornment or means of adornment.
4.
a person or thing that adds to the credit or glory of a society, era, etc.
5.
the act of adorning.
6.
the state of being adorned.
7.
mere outward display:
a speech more of ornament than of ideas.
8.
Chiefly Ecclesiastical. any accessory, adjunct, or equipment.
9.
Music. a tone or group of tones applied as decoration to a principal melodic tone.
verb (used with object)
10.
to furnish with ornaments; embellish:
to ornament a musical composition.
11.
to be an ornament to:
Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university.
noun (ˈɔːnəmənt)
1.
anything that enhances the appearance of a person or thing
2.
decorations collectively: she was totally without ornament
3.
a small decorative object
4.
something regarded as a source of pride or beauty
5.
(music) any of several decorations, such as the trill, mordent, etc, occurring chiefly as improvised embellishments in baroque music
verb (transitive) (ˈɔːnəˌmɛnt)
6.
to decorate with or as if with ornaments
7.
to serve as an ornament to
n.

early 13c., “an accessory,” from Old French ornement “ornament, decoration,” and directly from Latin ornamentum “apparatus, equipment, trappings; embellishment, decoration, trinket,” from ornare “equip, adorn” (see ornate). Meaning “decoration, embellishment” in English is attested from late 14c. (also a secondary sense in classical Latin). Figurative use from 1550s.
v.

1720, from ornament (n.). Middle English used ournen (late 14c.) in this sense, from Old French orner, from Latin ornare. Related: Ornamented; ornamenting.