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  • 111neither use nor ornament —    Something that serves no purpose and is not aesthetically pleasing is neither use nor ornament.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 112architectural ornament — noun (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑decoration, ↑ornament, ↑ornamentation • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 113applied ornament — noun : appliquéd ornament : appliqué …

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  • 114honeysuckle ornament — noun : anthemion * * * anthemion. [1860 65] * * * honeysuckle ornament, flowers or leaves arranged in a flat, radiating cluster, as in architectural decoration …

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  • 115self-contained ornament — noun : ornament in which the design is a single complete whole intended to fill a space without being repeated …

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  • 116shell ornament — noun A decoration based on the form of a shell • • • Main Entry: ↑shell …

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  • 117tooth-ornament — toothˈ ornament noun Dogtooth • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth …

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  • 118Lawn ornament — Lawn ornaments are decorative objects placed in the grassy area of a property. Common lawn ornaments Bird bath A structure designed to hold water for birds and bathe in or drink, generally supported upon a pedestal.Bird House A small house for a… …

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  • 119Composition ornament — Compo is a mouldable resin worked either by hand or more usually pressed into moulds to produce decorative work. It s now most commonly seen as part of gilded picture frames, but was in use for many smaller decorative mouldings from the later… …

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  • 120Aiguillette (ornament) — An aiguillette, aguillette or aiglet (from French aiguille needle ) is a decorative tag or tip for a cord or ribbon, [Picken, Mary Brooks: The Fashion Dictionary , p.4] usually of gold and sometimes set with gemstones or enameled. Small cords and …

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