See also: ornément

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ornement, from Old French ornement, inherited from Latin ornāmentum. By surface analysis, orner +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.nə.mɑ̃/
  • Audio; un ornement:(file)

Noun

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ornement m (plural ornements)

  1. show
  2. ornament, embellishment
  3. (figuratively) jewel

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum.

Noun

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ornement m (plural ornements)

  1. ornament (decorative item)

Descendants

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  • French: ornement

References

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  • ornement on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin ornamentum.

Noun

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ornement oblique singularm (oblique plural ornemenz or ornementz, nominative singular ornemenz or ornementz, nominative plural ornement)

  1. ornament (decorative item)

Descendants

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (ornement, supplement)
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