- Look up
ornament in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
ornament is
something used for decoration.
Ornament may also
refer to:
Ornament (art), any purely...
-
overall line of the
melody (or harmony), but
serve instead to
decorate or "
ornament" that line (or harmony),
provide added interest and variety, and give the...
- In
architecture and
decorative art,
ornament is
decoration used to
embellish parts of a
building or object.
Large figurative elements such as monumental...
- "
Ornament and Crime" is an
essay and
lecture by
modernist architect Adolf Loos that
criticizes ornament in
useful objects.
Contrary to po****r
belief that...
-
Islamic ornament is the use of
decorative forms and
patterns in
Islamic art and
Islamic architecture. Its
elements can be
broadly divided into the arabesque...
- A hood
ornament (or
bonnet ornament or
bonnet mascot in
Commonwealth English), also
called a
motor mascot or car mascot, is a
specially crafted model that...
- A
garden ornament or lawn
ornament is a non-plant item used for garden, landscape, and park
enhancement and decoration.
Early examples of the use of garden...
- same
ornament, or vice versa.
Different ornament names can
refer to an
ornament from a
specific area or time period.
Understanding these ornaments is important...
- to make
foliage ornament and
decoration in the
architectural tradition emanating from
Greece and Rome. In architecture, an
ornament may be
carved into...
- The
boteh (Persian: بته), is an
almond or pine cone-shaped
motif in
ornament with a sharp-curved
upper end.
Though of
Persian origin, it is very common...
