From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishornamentationor‧na‧men‧ta‧tion /ˌɔːnəmenˈteɪʃən $ ˌɔːr-/ noun [uncountable] AVDECORATEdecoration on an object that makes it look attractive a bronze plate with gold ornamentation
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ornamentation• Amid the glorious columned arches and baroque ornamentation of the Academy, Frederick Taylor commanded center stage.• elaborate ornamentation, typical of the Victorian style• I wear the wound of this rupture from Hoboken as a pearl, for ornamentation.• It is used in domestic castings - such as fireplaces - often with intricate ornamentation.• Only two kinds of ornamentation were allowed by the Elizabethan church: painted boards and family memorials.• True, vintage pieces are often more elaborate than the modern ones, adorned with scrolls, finials and wooden overlay ornamentation.• The exposition was a hit and so were the elaborate plaster ornamentation, wrought-iron grills and tile roofs.• It was said to have been made from a nail of the True Cross with ornamentation of gold enamel and jewels.• In the 1920s and 1930s designers dispensed with ornamentation. 