ornament

  1. Noun.  An element of decoration.
  2. Noun.  A Christmas tree decoration.
  3. Noun.  (music) A musical flourish that are unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serve to decorate or "ornament" that line.
  4. Verb.  To decorate.
  5. Verb.  To add to.

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