Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Ornament

Nouns
  • ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art
  • ornature, ornateness
  • adornment, decoration, embellishment
  • architecture
  • jewelry etc. Ornament.Existence. [surface coatings for wood: list] garnish, polish, varnish, French polish, veneer, japanning, lacquer. [surface coatings for metal] gilding, plating, ormolu, enamel, cloisonn_e. [surface coatings for human skin] cosmetics (in general), makeup
  • [Makeup list], eye shadow, rouge, face powder, lipstick, blush. [ornamental surface pattern: list] pattern, diaper, powdering, paneling, graining, pargeting
  • detail
  • repousse (convexity) Convexity
  • texture etc. [Structure.] Texture
  • richness
  • tracery, molding, fillet, listel, strapwork, flourish, arabesque, fret, anthemion
  • egg and tongue, egg and dart
  • astragal, zigzag, acanthus, cartouche
  • pilaster etc. (projection) Convexity
  • bead, beading
  • cloisonne ware
  • frost work, Morisco, tooling. [ornamental cloth] embroidery
  • brocade, brocatelle, galloon, lace, fringe, trapping, border, edging, trimming
  • hanging, tapestry, arras
  • millinery, ermine
  • festoon, garland, chaplet, flower, nosegay, bouquet, posy, daisies pied and violets blue, " tassel, [Love's Labor's Lost], knot
  • shoulder knot, apaulette, epaulet, aigulet, frog
  • star, rosette, bow
  • feather, plume, pompom, panache, aigrette. finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant, pinchbeck, paste
  • excess of ornament etc. (vulgarity) [Bad taste.] Vulgarity
  • gaud, pride. [ornamentation of text] illustration, illumination, vignette. fleuron
  • flowers of rhetoric etc. Ornament
  • work of art.
Verbs
  • ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize. smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain. garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank
  • trick out, fig out
  • deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array
  • begawd, titivate
  • dress, dress up
  • spangle, bespangle, powder
  • embroider, work
  • chase, emboss, fret, emblazon
  • illuminate
  • illustrate. become etc. (accord with) Agreement.
Adjectives
  • ornamented, beautified etc. v.
  • ornate, rich, gilt, begilt, tesselated, festooned
  • cloisonne, topiary. smart, gay, trickly, flowery, glittering
  • new gilt, new spangled
  • fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a fivepence, fine as a carrot fresh scraped
  • pranked out, bedight, well-groomed. in full dress etc. (fashion) Fashion
  • dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed to advantage
  • in Sunday best
  • in best bib and tucker, flashy
  • gaudy etc. (vulgar) [Bad taste.] Vulgarity
  • garish, gairish
  • gorgeous. ornamental, decorative
  • becoming etc. (accordant) Agreement.