Ornament vs Jewellery - What's the difference?
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(senseid) An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
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(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
(senseid) To decorate.
(senseid) To add to.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
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As nouns the difference between ornament and jewellery
is that ornament is (element of decoration) An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns while jewellery is collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.As a verb ornament
is (to decorate) To decorate.ornament
English
Noun
(en noun)- Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments .
- I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
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Verb
(en verb)- We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
- The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
Synonyms
*(decorate) decorate, embellish, trimExternal links
* * English heteronymsjewellery
English
(wikipedia jewellery)Etymology
From the word jewel, which was anglicized from the (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (US, Canada) jewelryNoun
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- She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.