Definition of adornment
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Examples of adornment in a Sentence
the adornment of the walls with her paintings
Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments.
The entrance to the building has little adornment.
Recent Examples of adornment from the Web
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Outside, however, the ship-lap dropped siding and imbricated fishscale wood adornments had been replaced with asbestos shingle, and seven new support beams were needed to shore up the sagging understructure.
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Traditionally, henna adornment on hands and feet is more common, but these days, henna body art is becoming increasingly popular.
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Taken together, these little bits of window dressing seem to be an apologetic gesture to series fans, little functionless adornments that remind one that this is still a Final Fantasy game.
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15th Century
First Known Use of adornment
15th century
ADORNMENT Defined for English Language Learners
adornment
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: the act or process of making someone or something attractive by decorating : the act or process of adorning someone or something
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: something added to make a person or thing more attractive
ADORNMENT Defined for Kids
adornment
playDefinition of adornment for Students
: something added to make a person or thing more attractive
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