Adornment

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adornment \A*dorn"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. OF. adornement. See
     {Adorn}.]
     An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  adornment
       n 1: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve
            plainness
       2: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful
          and interesting

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "adornment":
     adjunct, arrangement, beauties, beautification, beauty treatment,
     color, color patterns, colors, colors of rhetoric, decor,
     decoration, elaboration, elegant variation, embellishment,
     emblazonment, emblazonry, embroidery, facial, figure,
     figure of speech, fine writing, floridity, floridness, flourish,
     flower arrangement, floweriness, flowers of speech, frill,
     furniture arrangement, garnish, garnishment, garniture,
     hairdressing, illumination, lushness, luxuriance, manicure,
     ornament, ornamentation, prettification, purple patches, trim,
     trimming, window dressing