ETYM Late Lat. decoratio: cf. French décoration.
1. An award for winning a championship; SYN. laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon.
2. Something used to beautify; SYN. ornament, ornamentation.
3. The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive).
ETYM Cf. French embellissement.
In music, an alternate name for ornamentation.
A superfluous ornament.
1. Ornament, garnish
2. A legal summons or warning concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a debt
3. A stoppage of a specified sum from wages to satisfy a creditor or a legal obligation (as child support)
ETYM Old Eng. ornement, French ornement, from Latin ornamentum, from ornare to adorn.
That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.