ornament
noun
• a thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
• "tables covered with ornaments and books"
Similar:
knick-knack,
trinket,
bauble,
piece of bric-a-brac,
bibelot,
gewgaw,
gimcrack,
furbelow,
objet,
accessory,
whatnot,
dingle-dangle,
doobry,
doodah,
tchotchke,
tsatske,
folderol,
whim-wham,
kickshaw,
bijou,
• the accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels.
ornament
verb
• make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.
• "a jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat"
Similar:
decorate,
adorn,
embellish,
trim,
garnish,
bedeck,
deck (out),
festoon,
enhance,
beautify,
grace,
accessorize,
dress up,
bedizen,
furbelow,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th century.
