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Definition of "adornment" []

  • The act of adorning. (noun)
  • Something that beautifies or adorns; an ornament: "Japanese food is on the whole superb, one of the adornments of the culture” ( James Fallows). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "adornment" in a sentence
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  • "In most Mexican homes the principal holiday adornment is el Nacimiento (Nativity scene)."
  • "The site goes on to explain that historically many African cultures consider the head to be the center of one's being and because of that everyday head adornment is an integral part of daily living."