ornament (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. ornāmentum (including also, necessary equipments, accoutrements)2. ornātus, ūs (like preced., but collective)3. dĕcus, ŏris, n. (that which sets off to advantage, graces, adorns4. lūmen, ĭnis, n. (the light and glory of anything)5. cultus, ūs (adornment) • ornament (subs.) 1. ornāmentum (including also, necessary equipments, accoutrements): a (city) which is a safeguard and o. to a state, quae praesidio et o. est civitati, Caes. B. G. 7, 15: o.s of style, ornamenta dicendi, Cic. Br. 75, 261: (a man who is) among the greatest o.s of his age, inter praecipua saeculi o., Plin. Ep. 8, 12, 1. In last use, Join: decus atque ornamentum; lumen atque o., Cic. 2. ornātus, ūs (like preced., but collective): all showy o., as of pearls, omnis insignis o., quasi margaritarum, Cic. Or. 23, 78: to add much o. to style, magnum afferre o. orationi, Cic. Or. 39, 134. 3. dĕcus, ŏris, n. (that which sets off to advantage, graces, adorns: in lit. sense, esp. poet.): bright o. of the sky (the moon), lucidum coeli d., Hor. Car. Saec. 2: (columns) lofty o. of stages yet to be, scenis d. alta futuris, Virg. Aen. 1, 429: v. pride (II.). Join: decora atque ornamenta [favorum], Cic. Verr. 4, 44, 97: see also (1). 4. lūmen, ĭnis, n. (the light and glory of anything): cf. Cic. Br. 15, 59, ut hominis decus ingenium, sic ingenii ipsius lumen est eloquentia (where lumen is a heightened syn. for decus): the o.s, and, in a manner, the insignia (trappings, decorative furniture) of speech, orationis l. et quodam modo insignia, id. Or. 39, 135. 5. cultus, ūs (adornment): Tac. Dial. 26 (of style). Phr.: false, meretricious o., lenocinia, orum: whether of the person (corporis), Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146: or, esp. of style: Quint. 8, prooem. § 26 (qui non ornamenta quaerimus sed lenocinia): in sim. sense, fūcus (lit. paint, for the cheeks): cf. Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 188: Quint.: and, calamistri, orum (lit. curling-irons): of the gaudy o.s of Maecenas, Tac. Dial. 26, init.: Cic.