ornament

The art of filigree is a moving testament to the human drive to ornament in order to delight the eye and the spirit.
L’art du filigrane est un témoignage vivant de la conduite humaine sur l’ornement, de manière à ravir la vue et l’esprit.
The imagination of Arturo Fumel, his capacity to innovate, to surprise and his technical skills to ornament his creations make him a complete artist.
L'imagination d'Arturo Fumel, sa capacité d'innover et de surprendre, son habileté technique pour dessiner et décorer montrent en lui un artiste complet mais malheureusement quasiment oublié.
Opus sectile—a way of making decorations using precisely cut pieces of polychrome stone, shaped individually to fit the pattern or design—was used to ornament the walls.
Les revêtements d’opus sectile, décor fait de pièces de pierre taillées, de formes et de couleurs différentes, étaient utilisés pour orner les murs.
My parents are going to ornament the stairway with gold flourishes.
Mes parents vont décorer l'escalier avec des ornements dorés.
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