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Meanings of chief ornament in English

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Usage of chief ornament in English
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The mistress of everything, the chief ornament of the house.
Plays by August Strindberg, Second series
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Next goes the centerpiece which is always the chief ornament.
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Her candlesticks were upon the mantel, and her harp made the room's chief ornament.
Lewis Rand
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Books naturally form the chief ornament of the library.
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It is an interesting place, its chief ornament being an old mission built in 1784.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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The chief ornament is a bronze statue of heroic size, by the sculptor St. Gaudens.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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His home became the social center of the capital, and his brilliant brother its chief ornament.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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Its chief ornament, its only attraction was gone.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
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Others, however, say that he was taken prisoner, and became the chief ornament of Marius's triumph.
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
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It was backed by corn-fields; and this was the great Maclellan Street, the chief ornament of Massissauga.
The Trial; Or, More Links of the Daisy Chain
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You are to be its chief ornament.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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The chief ornament of her parlors!
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)
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He himself is the chief ornament, the most noble production; in multiplying himself he multiplies her most precious gem.
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The chief ornament on the principal table was a model of the Reichshaus in "Schwarzbrod," cheese and confectionery.
The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany;...
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The chief ornament is over the breast, where there are curious figures made with the usual luxury of porcupine quills.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis an...
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The hair, owing to electrical conditions, is usually abundant and of beautiful texture, forming the chief ornament of the head.
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