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{
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"ornament":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adorn",
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"array",
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"beautify",
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"bedeck",
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"bedizen",
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"blazon",
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"caparison",
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"deck",
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"decorate",
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"do",
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"do up",
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"doll up",
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"drape",
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"dress",
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
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"grace",
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"gussy up",
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"pretty (up)",
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"trim"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a manner or quality that adorns":[],
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": a useful accessory":[],
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": an embellishing note not belonging to the essential harmony or melody":[],
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": one whose virtues or graces add luster to a place or society":[],
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": something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity":[
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"holiday ornaments"
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],
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": the act of adorning or being adorned":[],
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": to provide with ornament : embellish":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She wore a hair ornament .",
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"The columns are there purely as ornament \u2014they have no structural function.",
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"Verb",
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"flower patterns used to ornament boxes",
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"delicate crystal figurines ornament the mantel over the fireplace",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"When Christmas rolls around, one of the best ways to honor a loved one is to hang this personalized ornament . \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"Standing with them are their 7-year-old twins, Prince Jacques (who holds a silver bell) and Princess Gabriella (holding a gold ornament ). \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The complex\u2019s visual smorgasbord of ornament was designed by nine sculptors and produced by the Federal Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, which also made the cladding for the McGraw-Hill Building, including its celebrated crown. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"The newest version of the iconic hood ornament will sit on the nose of the brand\u2019s first EV, the Spectre. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"With a meticulously landscaped median, the Manhattan boulevard is a two-mile gauntlet of elegant brick apartment buildings in shades from buff to earthen, with liveried doormen and Renaissance Revival and neo-Gothic exterior ornament . \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"Each exotic gun and armor ornament can only be used on a specific piece of equipment. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Last year's ornament featured a pensive portrait of John F. Kennedy painted posthumously by the artist Aaron Shikler, who was chosen by widow Jackie Kennedy to honor the former leader's unfinished presidency. \u2014 CNN , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"After all, the very Christmas ball itself \u2014 that ubiquitous ornament found on trees all over the planet \u2014 traces its origins to a glassworks in the Vosges. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Then, a few weeks later, Middleton stunned in another Jane Taylor design\u2014this time a striking white and black piece to ornament her look for Anzac Day services. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 20 May 2022",
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"Dancing flames cast an orange glow on the side of the boy\u2019s face; silhouettes of bare trees ornament the distance. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"The key turned out to be feathers, which have long been known to ornament many cavity-loving species\u2019 nests. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
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"The Baroque H\u00f4tel d\u2019Ecquevilly, built in 1638 as a private residence for a Parisian aristocrat, was later the home of Louis XV\u2019s master of the hunt, who commissioned the elaborate bas-reliefs of boars and dogs that still ornament its exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"The picture that has emerged is of an aging emperor, surrounded by a harem of nubile women paid to ornament his dinner table, boost his ego, and dance around in their underpants. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"The second-floor master suite incorporates a bedroom with new oak floors, a bow window and a walk-in closet with mirrored doors ornamented with etched glass. \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 13 May 2020",
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"In the 1920s, Cleveland\u2019s wealthy lined Shaker Boulevard in Shaker Heights and Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights with richly ornamented , neo-Tudor or neoclassical mansions that openly flaunt the wealth of their owners. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
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"This is the basic three-color version of the bread plate, but there was also a six-color variant and a version ornamented with opaque maiolica glazes. \u2014 Catherine Bindman, The New York Review of Books , 17 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French urnement, ornement , from Latin ornamentum , from ornare":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-m\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02ccment"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ornament Verb adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"synonyms":[
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"adornment",
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"beautifier",
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"caparison",
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"decoration",
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"doodad",
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"embellisher",
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"embellishment",
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"frill",
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"garnish",
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"garnishment",
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"garniture",
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"ornamentation",
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"setoff",
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"trim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183212",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ornamental":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bauble",
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"bibelot",
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"curio",
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"curiosity",
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"doodad",
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"gaud",
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"gewgaw",
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"geegaw",
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"gimcrack",
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"kickshaw",
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"knickknack",
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"nicknack",
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"novelty",
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"tchotchke",
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"trinket"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The garden has many ornamental shrubs.",
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"the trim on Victorian houses is sometimes elaborately ornamental",
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"Noun",
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"The garden has many beautiful ornamentals .",
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"a collection of fragile ornamentals kept in a glass cabinet",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Our poll found widespread support for more public transit and less water-guzzling ornamental grass. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Water agencies that don\u2019t comply could be fined $500 per day, as could businesses or other institutions that continue to water ornamental grass, said Edward Ortiz, a spokesman for the water board. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
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"Coulter also likes mixing swaths of ornamental grass, like blue fescue, with native Salvia, which adds height. Harnish, meanwhile, likes to mix perennial grass Berkeley sedge with \u2018Munstead\u2019 English lavender and common yarrow. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The grant will help pay for serviceberry shrubs, ornamental grass and red maple trees. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Alternatives to lawns include ornamental grasses, native plants and trees, various hardscapes such as pathways or gravel, and ground cover, such as clover, that doesn't require frequent mowing and watering. \u2014 Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
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"Fortune is best known for sending about 250 new ornamental plants \u2014 mainly from China, but also Japan \u2014 to the Royal Horticultural Society in London. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Thereafter keep fertilizer applications to only what is applied to nearby lawns and ornamental plantings. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
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"For some eight decades, the building\u2019s eastern corner was home to a companion firefighter, the pair serving as ornamental sentries at Parkchester\u2019s southern gateway. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Twelve years later, Bennett and her team have designed around 200 gardens, all of which integrate the ornamental with the edible. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
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"There are lots of varieties, some ornamental and others edible. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
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"The only species that was unmolested was Japanese maple, an exotic ornamental that came to represent one-quarter of the forest\u2019s inventory. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
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"An unnamed elephant ear is most likely to be Colocasia esculenta, the food plant taro, which also makes an impressive ornamental . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
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"This looks like Parney cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), a native of China used as an ornamental . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2020",
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"Deep green, textured foliage makes this variety an excellent ornamental for arbors or training against a wall. \u2014 Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"Fruit pruning doesn\u2019t follow the rules for ornamentals . \u2014 Margaret Roach, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
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"Forsythia shrubs are beginning to provide a golden display in Northern Ohio, Pieras is in full flower and other ornamentals seem prepared to bloom at the first sign of warm weather. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1595, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adorning",
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"beautifying",
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"cosmetic",
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"decorative",
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"embellishing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194022",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ornamentation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something that ornaments : embellishment":[],
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": the act or process of ornamenting : the state of being ornamented":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A bright ribbon was used for ornamentation .",
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"a ballroom with elaborate ornamentation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The soaring, vaulted interiors feature gold-leaf ornamentation , a Casavant Fr\u00e8res pipe organ and stained-glass windows that depict the history of the city. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
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"Longman designed the lettering of Lincoln\u2019s speeches that are engraved inside the monument, along with the ornamentation of wreaths and eagles that surround them. \u2014 Haben Kelati, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"From a gorgeous ornate sideboard to a simple hand mirror, our items this month show the attention to detail and love of ornamentation that often draw collectors to pieces with age. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
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"Built in 1926 for the businessman James Daniel Derby and his family, the Glendale, Calif. home is best known for its distinctive fa\u00e7ade, designed with concrete ornamentation inspired by Mayan architecture. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"As the Prairie School of architecture illustrates, horizontal lines, free of excess ornamentation , offer visual relief, unlike so many new houses that seem to take design cues from the Rockies. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Shaker furniture\u2014highly functional, beautiful without ornamentation \u2014has been having a long moment. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"No degree of ornamentation was too absurd, and Nudie suits became de rigueur for country stars. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The extra bit of ornamentation adds character to the living room. \u2014 Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccmen-",
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"\u02cc\u022fr-n\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adornment",
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"beautifier",
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"caparison",
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"decoration",
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"doodad",
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"embellisher",
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"embellishment",
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"frill",
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"garnish",
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"garnishment",
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"garniture",
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"ornament",
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"setoff",
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"trim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222946",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ornamented":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adorn",
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"array",
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"beautify",
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"bedeck",
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"bedizen",
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"blazon",
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"caparison",
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"deck",
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"decorate",
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"do",
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"do up",
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"doll up",
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"drape",
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"dress",
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
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"grace",
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"gussy up",
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"pretty (up)",
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"trim"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a manner or quality that adorns":[],
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": a useful accessory":[],
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": an embellishing note not belonging to the essential harmony or melody":[],
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": one whose virtues or graces add luster to a place or society":[],
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": something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity":[
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"holiday ornaments"
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],
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": the act of adorning or being adorned":[],
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": to provide with ornament : embellish":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She wore a hair ornament .",
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"The columns are there purely as ornament \u2014they have no structural function.",
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"Verb",
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"flower patterns used to ornament boxes",
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"delicate crystal figurines ornament the mantel over the fireplace",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"When Christmas rolls around, one of the best ways to honor a loved one is to hang this personalized ornament . \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"Standing with them are their 7-year-old twins, Prince Jacques (who holds a silver bell) and Princess Gabriella (holding a gold ornament ). \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The complex\u2019s visual smorgasbord of ornament was designed by nine sculptors and produced by the Federal Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, which also made the cladding for the McGraw-Hill Building, including its celebrated crown. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"The newest version of the iconic hood ornament will sit on the nose of the brand\u2019s first EV, the Spectre. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"With a meticulously landscaped median, the Manhattan boulevard is a two-mile gauntlet of elegant brick apartment buildings in shades from buff to earthen, with liveried doormen and Renaissance Revival and neo-Gothic exterior ornament . \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"Each exotic gun and armor ornament can only be used on a specific piece of equipment. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Last year's ornament featured a pensive portrait of John F. Kennedy painted posthumously by the artist Aaron Shikler, who was chosen by widow Jackie Kennedy to honor the former leader's unfinished presidency. \u2014 CNN , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"After all, the very Christmas ball itself \u2014 that ubiquitous ornament found on trees all over the planet \u2014 traces its origins to a glassworks in the Vosges. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Then, a few weeks later, Middleton stunned in another Jane Taylor design\u2014this time a striking white and black piece to ornament her look for Anzac Day services. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 20 May 2022",
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"Dancing flames cast an orange glow on the side of the boy\u2019s face; silhouettes of bare trees ornament the distance. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"The key turned out to be feathers, which have long been known to ornament many cavity-loving species\u2019 nests. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
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"The Baroque H\u00f4tel d\u2019Ecquevilly, built in 1638 as a private residence for a Parisian aristocrat, was later the home of Louis XV\u2019s master of the hunt, who commissioned the elaborate bas-reliefs of boars and dogs that still ornament its exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"The picture that has emerged is of an aging emperor, surrounded by a harem of nubile women paid to ornament his dinner table, boost his ego, and dance around in their underpants. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"The second-floor master suite incorporates a bedroom with new oak floors, a bow window and a walk-in closet with mirrored doors ornamented with etched glass. \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 13 May 2020",
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"In the 1920s, Cleveland\u2019s wealthy lined Shaker Boulevard in Shaker Heights and Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights with richly ornamented , neo-Tudor or neoclassical mansions that openly flaunt the wealth of their owners. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
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"This is the basic three-color version of the bread plate, but there was also a six-color variant and a version ornamented with opaque maiolica glazes. \u2014 Catherine Bindman, The New York Review of Books , 17 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French urnement, ornement , from Latin ornamentum , from ornare":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-m\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02ccment"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ornament Verb adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"synonyms":[
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"adornment",
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"beautifier",
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"caparison",
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"decoration",
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"doodad",
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"embellisher",
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"embellishment",
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"frill",
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"garnish",
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"garnishment",
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"garniture",
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"ornamentation",
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"setoff",
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"trim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221951",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ornate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"austere",
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"plain",
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"severe",
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"stark",
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"unadorned"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": elaborately or excessively decorated":[
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"an ornate mantle",
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"an ornate townhouse",
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"ornate chandeliers"
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],
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": marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b ) or florid (see florid sense 1a ) style":[
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"is clear and simple rather than ornate and pompous",
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She doesn't like ornate jewelry.",
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"an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The architect, Charlie North, has done a fantastic job of bringing it all back to life but with a new identity\u2014the building has a real presence and is beautifully ornate . \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"The traditional finery is ornate and the souvenir cuckoo clocks even more so. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"Ironically, the equivalent decks from companies in a land known for zen are usually more reminiscent of the Baroque period: highly ornate and florid in design. \u2014 Greg Story, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"What did raise a few eyebrows, though\u2014not to mention light up the Twitterverse\u2014was the entire Klan's unfettered embrace of Catholic motifs and cross jewelry, namely of the oversized, ornate , Gothic costume variety. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
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"Kim was wearing ornate accessories made of green stones and gold settings in a choker around her neck, emphasizing her d\u00e9colletage visible beneath the sheer lace. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
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"In the middle of the room is a table, on top of which sit two ornate bottles that look from a distance like they might be made out of gold, along with about two dozen glasses for sampling. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 27 May 2022",
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"Ferguson wore all black and was covered in piercings and tattoos, including an ornate pentagram on his head. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"The bride wore a white Dolce and Gabbana mini dress with an ornate vail depicting the Virgin Mary \u2013 a theme for her attire throughout the weekend. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ornat , from Latin ornatus , past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order \u2014 more at order":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u022fr-\u02c8n\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bedizened",
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"florid",
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"fussy",
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"gingerbread",
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"gingerbreaded",
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"gingerbready",
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"overdecorated",
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"overwrought"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165455",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ornery":{
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"antonyms":[
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"amiable",
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"good-humored",
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"good-natured",
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"good-tempered"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": difficult to deal with or control":[
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"an ornery mule",
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"\u2026 once made word processors so ornery that they caused secretaries to collapse in tears \u2026",
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"\u2014 Bro Uttal",
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"\u2026 a bout with walking pneumonia and an ornery case of poison oak.",
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"\u2014 Paul Francis"
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],
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": having an irritable disposition : cantankerous":[
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"an ornery old man",
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"Telling her that would have been an invitation to getting my head chopped off, because she was a mean, ornery number until the day she died.",
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"\u2014 John Gregory Dunne"
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],
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": having or showing a playful tendency to cause trouble : mischievous":[
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"an ornery smile",
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"It had been fun to play a trick on those ornery boys. They were not bad boys: just wild things full of vim and vinegar who were trying to fill their time and show off.",
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"\u2014 Connie Leonard Geron",
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"\u2026 invited me to come take pictures at a little family tradition they have \u2026 A shaving cream war. They have a large family; so there were tons of kids of all ages there. I think what I loved most about this was the fact that the adults got just as ornery as the kids.",
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"\u2014 Rebecca Haines"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Based on the best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit tells the true story of an ornery , undersize, beaten-up Thoroughbred who becomes a champion in the 1930s. \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 21 July 2003",
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"Critics have compared his work to Faulkner's. And like Faulkner, McCarthy is an acquired taste as well as a palate cleanser. He's a stubborn, ornery writer, known for his ornate sentences, arcane vocabulary, casual disregard for standard punctuation and untranslated bits of foreign dialogue that offer little in the way of a narrative compass to guide readers along. \u2014 Sara Mosle , New York Times Book Review , 17 May 1998",
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"I'm getting more and more ornery in my old age.",
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"an ornery old man who always yells at the neighborhood kids to keep off his lawn",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This company has the right kind of creative energy and entertainment bonafides perfect for my ornery pussycat. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Ares could be very ornery at times but was a very affectionate pet. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
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"Usually, that was enough to vex the sometimes- ornery geese into scattering with little to no serious repercussions for Widman or the pair of helpers who abetted him in collecting eggs. \u2014 Marion Renault, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
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"Photos posted on the Charlotte County Sheriff\u2019s Office Facebook page on Tuesday showed police and wildlife officials safely removing the ornery gator. \u2014 Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
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"Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula is named after the incident when a mail carrier struggled to pass an ornery moose. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Ample acid, bales of wacky weed, coltish young men and hot, ornery women turned this crossroads into a cradle of hippie, stoner creativity. \u2014 Steve Ditlea, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"But Earthgang is also a distinctly post-millennial group that blurs together inspirations with open-minded passion, and without the ornery defensiveness that defined so much early Dirty South rap. \u2014 Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Several of these narratives offer assurance that Ms. Kaplan\u2019s ornery outsiders find a place for themselves in the world. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of ordinary":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u022fn-",
|
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"\u02c8\u022frn-r\u0113",
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"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
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"\u02c8\u00e4rn-",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-r\u0113",
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"\u02c8\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"acid",
|
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"bearish",
|
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"bilious",
|
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"bloody-minded",
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"cantankerous",
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"disagreeable",
|
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"dyspeptic",
|
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"ill-humored",
|
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"ill-natured",
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"ill-tempered",
|
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"splenetic",
|
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"surly"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001906",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |