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Webster 1913 Edition


Exornation

Exˊor-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
exornatio
, fr.
exornare
. See
Ornate
.]
Ornament; decoration; embellishment.
[Obs.]
Hyperbolical
exornations
. . . many much affect.
Burton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Exornation

EXORNA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. exornatio, from exorno; ex and orno, to adorn.]
Ornament; decoration; embellishment.

Definition 2024


exornation

exornation

English

Noun

exornation (plural exornations)

  1. (obsolete) ornament; decoration; embellishment
    Hyperbolical exornations [] many much affect. Burton.