ornamentaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l/

Forms: 1500s–1700s ornamentall, 1600s– ornamental.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ornament n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ornament n. + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

a. Of the nature of an ornament; serving as an ornament or decoration; adding beauty and attractiveness; decorative (as opposed to merely functional).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > ornamental or decorative

trinkery1582

ornamental1595

bedecking1598

exornatory1657

ornative1660

ornamentary1715

fancy1753

decorative1791

artistic1835

decoratory1889

1595 R. S. tr. Amorous Contention Phillis & Flora in G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. G2 Nor in their ornamentall grace, Nor in behauiour were they [sc. Phillis and Flora] base.

1600 C. G. Minte of Deformities Sig. Aiiii A spanish needle pendant, and that beares our crest, which is our ornamentall port.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica To Rdr. sig. a vj Digressions, Corollaries, or ornamentall conceptions.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 257 The ornamental Pompousness in Idolatry.

1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother Ded. Men..Useful and Ornamental to the Age they live in.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 54 By the word Ornamental work, is to be understood in Bricklayers Work; all kind of Brick-work, that is hewed with an Ax, or rubbed on a Rubbing-stone, or of Stone wrought with Chissels, or rubbed with Stones, or Cards.

1839 J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) I. iii. 210 His breeches, which were stuffed out with cotton, were more useful than ornamental.

1855 London as it is To-day 112 A large piece of ornamental water.

1876 J. Saunders Lion in Path vi The male dress of the time, is more or less ornamental.

1962 Listener 26 July 153/3 Mozart usually preceded and followed any notable ranging of invention with securely tethered ornamental variations.

1999 T. Chevalier Girl with Pearl Earring 8 She also gave me an ornamental tortoiseshell comb, shaped like a shell, that had been my grandmother's.

b. spec. Of a plant: grown for its decorative appearance.Also in ornamental-leaved adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [adjective] > ornamental

ornamental-leaved1870

1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xix. 319 These ornamental trees are proper to plant at the back of shrubberies.

1870 B. S. Williams (title) Choice stove and green~house ornamental-leaved plants.

1947 D. Wyman Arboretums & Bot. Gardens N. Amer. 459 Japanese ornamental grass.

2000 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 16 May (Home Forum section) 22 As American pioneers moved West, they had to leave their cherished ornamental plants back East.

2. Producing ornaments or decorative work.

ΚΠ

1772 J. Wedgwood Let. 23 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 130 I have had several serious talks with our Men at the Ornamental works.

1835 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (1836) 2nd Ser. 163 Keeping company with an ornamental painter.

1991 Woodworker Aug. 793 The Pedigree of Holtzapffel Lathes is a valuable reference tool for the ornamental turner.

B. n.

†1. In plural. Things that are decorative rather than essential; adornments, embellishments. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament

ornamenta1382

paramentc1395

adornmentc1405

flower1542

furniture1548

furniments1553

bravery1577

grace1579

trim1579

honour1589

outsetc1590

parergy1592

trapping1596

adornation1597

parergon1601

accomplishment1605

bellishment1611

facing1622

decorement1632

embellishment1632

gallantry1633

ornamentals1650

disguisements1655

decorationa1678

buska1687

decorament1727

pretty1736

tahalli1833

chicken fixings1840

ornamentality1842

grace note1922

1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 240 The other two are Ornamentals that adde to its perfection but not to its essence.

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα i. xi. 86 Seeking to deface the Pinnacles and Ornamentalls of Religion, but not capable to shake the foundations of it.

1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 242 On the table between each service was placed near 100 cold ornamentals.

1863 ‘S. L. Jones’ Life in South II. ii. 62 French, music and the ornamentals.

2. With the. That which is decorative; the non-essential.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [noun] > non-essentialness > that which is non-essential or accident

accidentala1398

adventionc1475

accident1491

circumstance1599

under-accident1632

contingential1647

modality1647

adventitial1652

extrinsical1652

adventition1661

ornamental1774

inessential1778

non-essential1806

1774 J. Wedgwood Let. 12 Dec. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 169 The Busts we shall send from hence,..and what else of the usefull and ornamental I leave to you to conclude.

1820 T. L. Peacock Misc. in Wks. (1875) III. 337 The subordinacy of the ornamental to the useful.

1991 A. Chaudhuri Strange & Sublime Addr. (1992) 177 Everything was laid out in the hall and on the dining table..things ranging from the ornamental to the most humble..all the etcetera etcetera of daily life in a household.

3. A tree, shrub, or plant grown for its attractive appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > ornamental

furniture-tree1664

street tree1841

ornamental1903

specimen tree1933

1903 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 277 It could be done more easily with strawberries, or with some of the common ornamentals that do not reproduce true to seed.

1972 House & Garden Feb. 24/2 When planting ornamentals, plant fruit trees and bushes too.

1990 World of Interiors Sept. 157/3 Squashes and gourds mellow into a variety of rich colours—indigo, gold and jade—which explains why many of the varieties are cultivated as ornamentals.

Derivatives

ornaˈmentalize v. rare (transitive) to make ornamental.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > make ornamental

ornamentalize1892

1892 L. F. Day Nature in Ornam. v. 76 Such undergrowth must be ornamentalised accordingly.

1994 18th-cent. Stud. 28 126 David had once advised young artists to avoid emulation of Canova because it would soften and ornamentalize their styles.

ornaˈmentalness n. rare the quality or condition of being ornamental.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ornamentalness, becomingness, beautifulness, adornedness.

1995 Blue Bill 42 112 This [sc. Common Winterberry] is a widespread, slow-growing holly of New England, often called Black Alder, which is becoming more valued for its ornamentalness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornamental
释义	ornamentaladj.n. Brit. /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/, U.S. /ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l/ Forms: 1500s–1700s ornamentall, 1600s– ornamental. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ornament n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ornament n. + -al suffix¹. A. adj. 1. a. Of the nature of an ornament; serving as an ornament or decoration; adding beauty and attractiveness; decorative (as opposed to merely functional). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > ornamental or decorative trinkery1582 ornamental1595 bedecking1598 exornatory1657 ornative1660 ornamentary1715 fancy1753 decorative1791 artistic1835 decoratory1889 1595 R. S. tr. Amorous Contention Phillis & Flora in G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. G2 Nor in their ornamentall grace, Nor in behauiour were they [sc. Phillis and Flora] base. 1600 C. G. Minte of Deformities Sig. Aiiii A spanish needle pendant, and that beares our crest, which is our ornamentall port. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica To Rdr. sig. a vj Digressions, Corollaries, or ornamentall conceptions. View more context for this quotation 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 257 The ornamental Pompousness in Idolatry. 1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother Ded. Men..Useful and Ornamental to the Age they live in. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 54 By the word Ornamental work, is to be understood in Bricklayers Work; all kind of Brick-work, that is hewed with an Ax, or rubbed on a Rubbing-stone, or of Stone wrought with Chissels, or rubbed with Stones, or Cards. 1839 J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) I. iii. 210 His breeches, which were stuffed out with cotton, were more useful than ornamental. 1855 London as it is To-day 112 A large piece of ornamental water. 1876 J. Saunders Lion in Path vi The male dress of the time, is more or less ornamental. 1962 Listener 26 July 153/3 Mozart usually preceded and followed any notable ranging of invention with securely tethered ornamental variations. 1999 T. Chevalier Girl with Pearl Earring 8 She also gave me an ornamental tortoiseshell comb, shaped like a shell, that had been my grandmother's. b. spec. Of a plant: grown for its decorative appearance.Also in ornamental-leaved adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [adjective] > ornamental ornamental-leaved1870 1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xix. 319 These ornamental trees are proper to plant at the back of shrubberies. 1870 B. S. Williams (title) Choice stove and green~house ornamental-leaved plants. 1947 D. Wyman Arboretums & Bot. Gardens N. Amer. 459 Japanese ornamental grass. 2000 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 16 May (Home Forum section) 22 As American pioneers moved West, they had to leave their cherished ornamental plants back East. 2. Producing ornaments or decorative work. ΚΠ 1772 J. Wedgwood Let. 23 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 130 I have had several serious talks with our Men at the Ornamental works. 1835 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (1836) 2nd Ser. 163 Keeping company with an ornamental painter. 1991 Woodworker Aug. 793 The Pedigree of Holtzapffel Lathes is a valuable reference tool for the ornamental turner. B. n. †1. In plural. Things that are decorative rather than essential; adornments, embellishments. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament ornamenta1382 paramentc1395 adornmentc1405 flower1542 furniture1548 furniments1553 bravery1577 grace1579 trim1579 honour1589 outsetc1590 parergy1592 trapping1596 adornation1597 parergon1601 accomplishment1605 bellishment1611 facing1622 decorement1632 embellishment1632 gallantry1633 ornamentals1650 disguisements1655 decorationa1678 buska1687 decorament1727 pretty1736 tahalli1833 chicken fixings1840 ornamentality1842 grace note1922 1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 240 The other two are Ornamentals that adde to its perfection but not to its essence. 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα i. xi. 86 Seeking to deface the Pinnacles and Ornamentalls of Religion, but not capable to shake the foundations of it. 1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 242 On the table between each service was placed near 100 cold ornamentals. 1863 ‘S. L. Jones’ Life in South II. ii. 62 French, music and the ornamentals. 2. With the. That which is decorative; the non-essential. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [noun] > non-essentialness > that which is non-essential or accident accidentala1398 adventionc1475 accident1491 circumstance1599 under-accident1632 contingential1647 modality1647 adventitial1652 extrinsical1652 adventition1661 ornamental1774 inessential1778 non-essential1806 1774 J. Wedgwood Let. 12 Dec. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 169 The Busts we shall send from hence,..and what else of the usefull and ornamental I leave to you to conclude. 1820 T. L. Peacock Misc. in Wks. (1875) III. 337 The subordinacy of the ornamental to the useful. 1991 A. Chaudhuri Strange & Sublime Addr. (1992) 177 Everything was laid out in the hall and on the dining table..things ranging from the ornamental to the most humble..all the etcetera etcetera of daily life in a household. 3. A tree, shrub, or plant grown for its attractive appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > cultivated or valued > [noun] > ornamental furniture-tree1664 street tree1841 ornamental1903 specimen tree1933 1903 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 277 It could be done more easily with strawberries, or with some of the common ornamentals that do not reproduce true to seed. 1972 House & Garden Feb. 24/2 When planting ornamentals, plant fruit trees and bushes too. 1990 World of Interiors Sept. 157/3 Squashes and gourds mellow into a variety of rich colours—indigo, gold and jade—which explains why many of the varieties are cultivated as ornamentals. Derivatives ornaˈmentalize v. rare (transitive) to make ornamental. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > make ornamental ornamentalize1892 1892 L. F. Day Nature in Ornam. v. 76 Such undergrowth must be ornamentalised accordingly. 1994 18th-cent. Stud. 28 126 David had once advised young artists to avoid emulation of Canova because it would soften and ornamentalize their styles. ornaˈmentalness n. rare the quality or condition of being ornamental. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ornamentalness, becomingness, beautifulness, adornedness. 1995 Blue Bill 42 112 This [sc. Common Winterberry] is a widespread, slow-growing holly of New England, often called Black Alder, which is becoming more valued for its ornamentalness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1595
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