ornament vs fringe

fringe vs ornament

ornament and fringe both are nouns.

ornament and fringe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ornament	Yes	No	Yes	No
fringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fringe is a hyponym of ornament; that is, fringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornament:

ornament: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
fringe: adorn with a fringe

Other hyponyms of ornament include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fret, landscape.

ornament (noun)	fringe (noun)
something used to beautify	an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
	a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
	a social group holding marginal or extreme views
	a part of the city far removed from the center
	one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
	the outside boundary or surface of something

ornament (verb)	fringe (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
be an ornament to	adorn with a fringe

Difference between ornament and fringe

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