ornamental
Example Sentences
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Sturdy red bricks adjoin pale stone accented by ornamental flourishes.
From Literature
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But he had his own quirky, even obsessive interests—in all things ancient and Roman, in architecture, and especially in the hybrid ornamental figures known as grotesques.
"The crop is still seen as a backyard ornamental or medicinal plant rather than a commercial commodity," says Reddy.
From BBC
For decades, these elements were treated as ornamental details.
From Science Daily
The Wiltshire Council signed off on his plans to build an ornamental outbuilding, a three-story extension, the lake and a driveway that curves around it.
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