Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment; architecture; jewelry &c 847.1. [surface coatings for wood: list] garnish, polish, varnish, French polish, veneer, japanning, lacquer. [surface coatings for metal] gilding, plating, ormolu, enamel, cloisonné. [surface coatings for human skin] cosmetics (in general), makeup; [Makeup list], eye shadow, rouge, face powder, lipstick, blush. [ornamental surface pattern: list] pattern, diaper, powdering, paneling, graining, pargeting†; detail; repousse (convexity) 250; texture &c 329; richness; tracery, molding, fillet, listel†, strapwork†, coquillage [Fr.], flourish, fleur-de-lis [Fr.], arabesque, fret, anthemion†; egg and tongue, egg and dart; astragal†, zigzag, acanthus, cartouche; pilaster &c (projection) 250; bead, beading; champleve ware [Fr.], cloisonne ware; frost work, Moresque [Lat.], Morisco, tooling. [ornamental cloth] embroidery; brocade, brocatelle†, galloon, lace, fringe, trapping, border, edging, trimming; hanging, tapestry, arras; millinery, ermine; drap d'or [Fr.]. wreath, festoon, garland, chaplet, flower, nosegay, bouquet, posy, daisies pied and violets blue, tassel, [Love's Labor's Lost], knot; shoulder knot, apaulette†, epaulet, aigulet†, frog; star, rosette, bow; feather, plume, pompom†, panache, aigrette. finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant†, pinchbeck, paste; excess of ornament &c (vulgarity) 851; gaud, pride. [ornamentation of text] illustration, illumination, vignette. fleuron†; head piece [Fr.], tail piece [Fr.]; cul-de-lampe [Fr.]; flowers of rhetoric &c 577; work of art. V. ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize†. smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain. garnish, trim, dizen†, bedizen, prink†, prank; trick out, fig out; deck, bedeck, dight†, bedight†, array; begawd†, titivate†; dress, dress up; spangle, bespangle, powder; embroider, work; chase, emboss, fret, emblazon; illuminate; illustrate. become &c (accord with) 23. Adj. ornamented, beautified &c v.; ornate, rich, gilt, begilt†, tesselated, festooned; champleve [Fr.], cloisonne, topiary. smart, gay, trickly†, flowery, glittering; new gilt, new spangled; fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a fivepence†, fine as a carrot fresh scraped; pranked out, bedight†, well-groomed. in full dress &c (fashion) 852; dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed to advantage; in Sunday best, en grand tenue [Fr.], en grande toilette [Fr.]; in best bib and tucker, endimanche [Fr.]. showy, flashy; gaudy &c (vulgar) 851; garish, gairish†; gorgeous. ornamental, decorative; becoming &c (accordant) 23. 847a. [ornaments worn by people on the body] Jewelry — N. jewel [general],, jewelry, jewellery†; bijoutry†; bijou, bijouterie [Fr.]; trinket; fine jewelry; costume jewelry, junk jewelry; gem, gemstone, precious stone. [forms of jewelry: list] necklace, bracelet, anklet; earring; locket, pendant, charm bracelet; ring, pinky ring; carcanet†; chain, chatelaine; broach, pin, lapel pin, torque. [gemstones: list] diamond, brilliant, rock [Coll.]; beryl, emerald; chalcedony, agate, heliotrope; girasol†, girasole†; onyx, plasma; sard†, sardonyx; garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite; sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby; spinel, spinelle; balais†; oriental, oriental topaz; turquois†, turquoise; zircon, cubic zirconia; jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst; alexandrite†, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone†. [jewelry materials derived from living organisms] pearl, cultured pearl, fresh-water pearl; mother of pearl; coral. [person who sells jewels] jeweler. [person who studies gemstones] gemologist; minerologist. [person who cuts gemstones] lapidary, lapidarian. [study of gemstones] gemology, gemmology; minerology. V. shine like a diamond. Adj. bejeweled; diamond &c n. (gemstones). gemological.