ornamentation

Example Sentences

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Gilded fixtures, trim and ornamentation — rumored to be from Home Depot — mar the walls.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

Some were drawn in a realistic style, while others were more abstract, but all showed intentional design rather than random ornamentation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The 18th Century painting below features typical stylistic elements of Mughal art, including highly stylised figures, vibrant colours, naturalism and ornamentation.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

For an artist who started rapping in English, Chinese was at first just an ornamentation in his music.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Richardson, Daniel Burnham, and John Root, the new architecture stripped away incidental ornamentation.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy