Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ornamental"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ornamental \Or`na*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. ornemental.]
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying;
embellishing.

Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets
on their wrists; others, about their ankles. --Sir T.
Browne.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ornamental
adj : serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic
fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian
rather than decorative" [syn: {cosmetic}, {decorative}]
n : any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value


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