Ornament vs Embroidery - 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.
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
A piece of embroidered fabric.
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As nouns the difference between ornament and embroidery
is that ornament is ornament while embroidery is the ornamentation of fabric using needlework.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 heteronymsembroidery
English
(wikipedia embroidery)Noun
(embroideries)citation, passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}