ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment; architecture; jewelry
&c 847.1.
[surface coatings for wood: list] garnish, polish, varnish, French
polish, veneer, japanning, lacquer.
[surface coatings for metal] gilding, plating, ormolu, enamel,
cloisonné.
[surface coatings for human skin] cosmetics (in general), makeup;
[Makeup list], eye shadow, rouge, face powder, lipstick, blush.
[ornamental surface pattern: list] pattern, diaper, powdering,
paneling, graining, pargeting†; detail; repousse (convexity) 250;
texture &c 329; richness; tracery, molding, fillet, listel†, strapwork†,
coquillage [Fr.], flourish, fleur-de-lis [Fr.], arabesque, fret,
anthemion†; egg and tongue, egg and dart; astragal†, zigzag, acanthus,
cartouche; pilaster &c (projection) 250; bead, beading; champleve ware
[Fr.], cloisonne ware; frost work, Moresque [Lat.], Morisco, tooling.
[ornamental cloth] embroidery; brocade, brocatelle†, galloon, lace,
fringe, trapping, border, edging, trimming; hanging, tapestry, arras;
millinery, ermine; drap d'or [Fr.].
wreath, festoon, garland, chaplet, flower, nosegay, bouquet, posy,
daisies pied and violets blue, tassel, [Love's Labor's Lost], knot;
shoulder knot, apaulette†, epaulet, aigulet†, frog; star, rosette, bow;
feather, plume, pompom†, panache, aigrette.
finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant†,
pinchbeck, paste; excess of ornament &c (vulgarity) 851; gaud, pride.
[ornamentation of text] illustration, illumination, vignette.
fleuron†; head piece [Fr.], tail piece [Fr.]; cul-de-lampe [Fr.];
flowers of rhetoric &c 577; work of art.
V. ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify,
adonize†.
smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan,
lacquer, paint, grain.
garnish, trim, dizen†, bedizen, prink†, prank; trick out, fig out;
deck, bedeck, dight†, bedight†, array; begawd†, titivate†; dress, dress
up; spangle, bespangle, powder; embroider, work; chase, emboss, fret,
emblazon; illuminate; illustrate.
become &c (accord with) 23.
Adj. ornamented, beautified &c v.; ornate, rich, gilt, begilt†,
tesselated, festooned; champleve [Fr.], cloisonne, topiary.
smart, gay, trickly†, flowery, glittering; new gilt, new spangled;
fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a fivepence†, fine as a carrot fresh
scraped; pranked out, bedight†, well-groomed.
in full dress &c (fashion) 852; dressed to kill, dressed to the
nines, dressed to advantage; in Sunday best, en grand tenue [Fr.], en
grande toilette [Fr.]; in best bib and tucker, endimanche [Fr.].
showy, flashy; gaudy &c (vulgar) 851; garish, gairish†; gorgeous.
ornamental, decorative; becoming &c (accordant) 23.
847a. [ornaments worn by people on the body] Jewelry — N. jewel
[general],, jewelry, jewellery†; bijoutry†; bijou, bijouterie [Fr.];
trinket; fine jewelry; costume jewelry, junk jewelry; gem, gemstone,
precious stone.
[forms of jewelry: list] necklace, bracelet, anklet; earring;
locket, pendant, charm bracelet; ring, pinky ring; carcanet†; chain,
chatelaine; broach, pin, lapel pin, torque.
[gemstones: list] diamond, brilliant, rock [Coll.]; beryl,
emerald; chalcedony, agate, heliotrope; girasol†, girasole†; onyx,
plasma; sard†, sardonyx; garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot,
tourmaline, chrysolite; sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby; spinel,
spinelle; balais†; oriental, oriental topaz; turquois†, turquoise;
zircon, cubic zirconia; jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst;
alexandrite†, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone,
sunstone†.
[jewelry materials derived from living organisms] pearl, cultured
pearl, fresh-water pearl; mother of pearl; coral.
[person who sells jewels] jeweler.
[person who studies gemstones] gemologist; minerologist.
[person who cuts gemstones] lapidary, lapidarian.
[study of gemstones] gemology, gemmology; minerology.
V. shine like a diamond.
Adj. bejeweled; diamond &c n. (gemstones).
gemological.