ornamentalistn.
/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl̩ɪst/, /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l̩əst/ A person skilled in, or given to, ornamentation; an exponent of ornamentalism.
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ornamenter1822
ornamentor1825
artist1837
ornamentist1845
1796 W. Marshall Planting & Rural Ornament (ed. 2) p. xxiv Where shall we look for the man who in the same person unites the Nurseryman, the Woodman, the Ornamentalist, and the Author?
1837 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 41 184 The ambitious ornamentalist who will be half artist, will issue but tasteless, displeasing, incongruous productions.
1868 C. C. Perkins Ital. Sculptors vi. 234 After his [sc. Piero Giacomo Illario's] day Mantuan sculptors are few, and are generally ornamentalists in marble or stucco.
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 June 5/2 Mr. Walter Crane, who followed, spoke on behalf of the designer and ornamentalist.
1925 Daily Tel. 13 May 20/6 Pastrycooks.—First hand required. Must be first-class decorator and ornamentalist.
1961 Russ. Rev. 20 372/2 The juxtaposition creates a bizarre style, which may not be inappropriate for some of the ‘ornamentalists’ but which seems questionable for all writers included in the anthology.
1990 Pract. Woodworking Mar. 75/1 As a novice ornamentalist I underwent a ceremonial induction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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