Definition of "ornamentist" [ornamentist]

• An ornamenter; a decorator. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The decorative designer and ornamentist seek to _suggest_ rather than to"
• "Now the ornamentist, the designer of patterns, relies for his effect upon the use of certain planes and oppositions of tints to relieve and express his design, to emphasize its main motive, to bring out or to subdue its lines and forms."
• "The little picture is a gem of painting and truth of tone, and at the same time might well suggest a charming scheme of colour to an ornamentist."