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111Strachur and Strachlachlan — STRACHUR and STRACHLACHLAN, a parish, in the district of Cowall, county of Argyll, 8 miles (S. S. E.) from Inverary; containing 1550 inhabitants, of whom 464 are in Strachur. The former of these places was originally called Kilmaglass, or the… …
112cultural — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. educational, socializing, refining, refined, constructive, influential, nurturing, disciplining, enlightening, civilizing, advancing, instructive, humanizing, beneficial, learned, educative, edifying, illuminating,… …
113ornament — {{11}}ornament (n.) early 13c., an accessory, from O.Fr. ornement, from L. ornamentum equipment, trappings, embellishment, from ornare equip, adorn (see ORNATE (Cf. ornate)). Meaning decoration, embellishment is attested from late 14c.… …
114taffrail — (n.) 1814, alteration of tafferel upper panel on the stern of a ship (often ornamented) (1704), earlier, a carved panel (1620s), from Du. tafereel panel for painting or carving, dissimulation from *tafeleel, dim. of tafel table, from the general… …
115reornamenting — n. act of ornamenting again, redecoration, act of readorning …
116decoration — n. 1. Adorning, decking, ornamenting, ornamentation, embellishing, embellishment, beautifying, enriching, enrichment, garnishing. 2. Ornament, embellishment, adornment, enrichment …
117overlay — overlay, superpose, superimpose, appliqué can all mean to add one thing to another by placing the former upon or over the latter. Overlay usually implies covering with another material or substance, sometimes thinly (as with a wash, glaze, or… …
118engraving — n 1. cutting, chiseling, incising, graving, chasing, hatching, stippling, ornamenting, marking, carving, sculpting; lithography, chromolithography, etching, drypoint; anaglyphy, chalcography, zincography, xylography; photoengraving, Obs.… …
119ornamental — adj 1. decorative, decorating, embellishing, adorning, garnishing, ornamenting; sightly, fair, attractive, graceful, enhancing, becoming, agreeable. 2. ornate, fancy, elaborate, busy; baroque, rococo, arabesque; florid, flowery. 3. ostentatious,… …
120ornament — I UK [ˈɔː(r)nəmənt] / US [ˈɔrnəmənt] noun Word forms ornament : singular ornament plural ornaments * 1) a) [countable] a small attractive object used for decoration or for making someone or something more beautiful Christmas tree ornaments an old …
