Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose.
1 The Widow Rowens was now in the full bloom of ornamental sorrow.
2 Immediately on the right are the ornamental gates leading to Fulham Palace.
3 Female figures at base of spires, by Eugene Louis Boutier; purely ornamental .
4 In Europe, cabinet and ornamental work cause a considerable demand for it.
5 Cans of sardines, for example, would be ornamental , but are very heavy.
6 I did calculations of it-big-alloverthe blessed atoll in ornamental figuring.
7 Amber was much valued as an ornamental material in very early times.
8 One of the best ornamental - fruited plants for the middle and milder latitudes.
9 To count by miles is a useless and ornamental elegance of civilization.
10 I hope they found my importations useful; they certainly were not ornamental .
11 The ornamental metallurgy of the Assyrians deserves attention next to their sculpture.
12 The whole colony thus has the appearance of a highly ornamental pen.
13 The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental .
14 The reader will perceive that the ornamental heading is printed upside down.
15 The knickknacks scattered about the room were ornamental as well as useful.
16 A nice ornamental tin box of biscuits to keep in her bedroom.
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