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over·or·na·ment | \ ˌō-vər-ə-ˈȯr-nə-ˌmen-təd 
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\overornamented; overornamenting
Definition of overornament
: to add excessive ornament to (something)
overornament a building's exterior a tendency to overornament in design
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The first known use of overornament was in 1789
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