Noun

(en noun)

(senseid) An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.

* Tennyson

Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments .

* 1919:

I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03

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# A Christmas tree decoration.

(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.