ornamentation

[ awr-nuh-men-tey-shuh n, ‐muh n‐ ]

/ ˌɔr nə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, ‐mən‐ /

the act of ornamenting.

the state of being ornamented.

something with which a thing is ornamented; embellishment.

ornaments collectively.

Origin of ornamentation

First recorded in 1850–1855

ormuz, orn, ornament, ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, orne, ornery, ornis

Multi-story hotel towers stand stripped of any ornamentation, and seem almost Soviet in their austere and honest decay.

The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills |Brandon Presser |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For women, that means “conservative” braids are allowed only if there are no beads or ornamentation.

Disney Parks’ Craziest Corporate Rules: Beards OK, Tattoos Still Out | |January 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The eggs of this Quail differ somewhat in size, and also in ornamentation.

Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States |Thomas G. Gentry
Nearly everything in the nature of ornamentation or embellishment was destroyed.

The Cathedral Church of Peterborough |W.D. Sweeting

But the strange external luxury of ornamentation became, inside, a revel of immense stairways.

Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13) |Guy de Maupassant
The capitals of the same form are much more clearly and firmly cut, and in a better style of ornamentation.

The Cathedral Builders |Leader Scott
The ornamentation of temples, to judge by the few specimens which remain, was very similar to that of palaces.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria |George Rawlinson