Ornamental may refer to:
- Ornamental grass, a type of grass grown as a decoration
- Ornamental iron, mild steel that has been formed into decorative shapes, similar to wrought iron work
- Ornamental plant, a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities
- Ornament (architecture), a decorative detail used to embellish parts of a building or interior furnishing
- Ornament (music), musical flourishes that are not necessary to the overall melodic (or harmonic) line
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Famous quotes containing the word ornamental:
“The radical changes in society from the small, well-considered hundreds to the countless thousands have of course destroyed the neighborly character of the strange conglomerate. It is more ornamental and much more luxurious now than then.”
—M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903)
“The hard woods, occasionally occurring exclusively, were less wild to my eye. I fancied them ornamental grounds, with farmhouses in the rear.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)