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or·na·ment (ôŕnə-mənt)

[Middle English ournement, from Old French ornement, from Latin ōrnāmentum, from ōrnāre, to adorn.]

noun 

  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.

transitive verb: -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -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)

derivatives

oŕna·ment́er
noun