ornamental

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A Met Police chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear team was seen near the park's bandstand on Friday and police divers were spotted near the Round Pond ornamental lake.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Postmodernism reintroduced that playful, ornamental, whimsical design to everything from homes to shoes to pop culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The Declaration often took up a full page with ornamental type.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For decades, these elements were treated as ornamental details.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The office is dingy, but he knows that Panglobal handles almost half of the ornamental souvenirs that enter the U.S. from the Far East.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman