ornamentation

  • 21ornamentation — UK [ˌɔː(r)nəmenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɔrnəmenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] decoration added to something to make it more beautiful …

    English dictionary

  • 22ornamentation — or•na•men•ta•tion [[t]ˌɔr nə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, mən [/t]] n. 1) the act of ornamenting 2) the state of being ornamented 3) something with which a thing is ornamented 4) ornaments collectively …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23ornamentation — /ɔnəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ (say awnuhmen tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of ornamenting. 2. the state of being ornamented. 3. that with which a thing is ornamented. 4. Music the practice of decorating a musical texture or melodic line according to historical… …

  • 24ornamentation — noun 1. the state of being ornamented • Derivationally related forms: ↑ornament • Hypernyms: ↑state 2. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something • Syn: ↑embellishment • Derivationally rela …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25Body ornamentation — Practices of body ornamentation are a cultural universal (found in all human societies). They can involve *body modification (permanent) **tattoos **branding **body piercing *body art (non permanent) **body painting, makeup **hairstyles **hair… …

    Wikipedia

  • 26stomatopod integumental ornamentation — (Order Stomatopoda): Armature and ornamentation of carapace, thoracic somites, abdomen, and telson; name types include: Carinae: (a) intermediate. Between sudmedian and lateral carinae on each side of carapace. (b) lateral. Between intermediate… …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 27ornament, ornamentation, ornamental —    An ornament is something that decorates, adorns, or embellishes. Ornamentation is the class of things ornamental …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 28cuticular ornamentation — A mark or sculpture of any type on the cuticle of an animal …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 29surface ornamentation — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A regular relief pattern on the surface of many shells …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 30engine turning — ornamentation having the form of a pattern of circular arcs, engraved by a rose engine. [1880 85] * * * …

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