Noun: ornamentation ,or-nu,men'tey-shun or ,or-nu-mun'tey-shun
- The act of adding extraneous decorations to something
"The ornamentation of the manuscript with gold leaf was a painstaking process";
- embellishment
- Something used to beautify
"She hung colourful ornamentations on the Christmas tree";
- decoration, ornament
- The state or quality of being decorated
"The excessive ornamentation of the palace reflected the king's wealth"
Derived forms: ornamentations
Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], decoration, state
Encyclopedia: Ornamentation