ornament
ornament (ôrʹnə-mənt) noun
1. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
2. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit: a ballerina who is an ornament to the world of dance.
3. Music. A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.
verb, transitive
ornamented, ornamenting, ornaments (-mĕnt)
1. To furnish with ornaments: ornamented the windows with hanging plants.
2. To be an ornament to: "The babies ornament her ankles, dangle from her pant legs" (Carolyn Chute).
[Middle English ournement, from Old French ornement, from Latin ōrnāmentum, from ōrnāre, to adorn.]
orʹnamenter noun