Ornament may also refer to:
- Ornament (art), purely decorative elements in architecture and the decorative arts
- Christmas ornament, a decoration used to festoon a Christmas tree
- Hood ornament, a decoration on the hood of an automobile
- Garden ornament, a decoration in a garden, landscape, or park
- Lawn ornament, a decoration in a grassy area
- Peak ornament, a decoration under the peak of the eaves of a gabled building
- Ornamental plant, decorative plants
- Ornament (music), flourishes that are not necessary, but serve instead to decorate music
- Biological ornament, a biological structure that appears to serve only a decorative purpose
- Ornaments Rubric, a prayer of the Church of England
- Ornament (football), Hong Kong football team
For ornamentation of the human body see:
- Human physical appearance
- Fashion
- Jewelry
- Body modification
- Tattoo
Famous quotes containing the word ornament:
“The ornament is a statuette, a black figure of a bird. I am prepared to pay on behalf of the figure’s rightful owner the sum of $5000 for its recovery. I am prepared to promise, to promise ... what is the phrase?—’No questions will be asked.’”
—John Huston (1906–1987)
“Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack ... to the feast, from the conversation at the local café to the speech at a formal dinner”
—Roland Barthes (1915–1980)
“... artists were intended to be an ornament to society. As a society in themselves they are unthinkable.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)