| aigret aigrette | a spray of jewels; an ornamental feather plume. |
| albert | a short kind of watch-chain. |
| amulet | a charm worn to ward off evil, disease, etc. |
| anklet | an ankle BRACELET. |
| armil | a BRACELET. |
| armilla | an ARMIL, a bracelet > ARMILLAE or ARMILLAS. |
| armlet | an ornament or band worn round the arm. |
| bangle | a rigid ring as a bracelet or anklet. [Hind. bangli (orig.) coloured glass bracelet.] |
| bangled | wearing bangles. |
| barrette | a bar-shaped hair-clip or hair ornament. |
| bauble bawble | a TRINKET. |
| begem | to adorn, as with gems > BEGEMMED. |
| bejewel | to adorn with jewels > BEJEWELED/BEJEWELLED. |
| bemedal | to decorate with medals > BEMEDALED/BEMEDALLED but only BEMEDALLING. |
| beplumed | decked with feathers. N.B. there is no verb BEPLUME*. |
| beribboned | adorned with ribbons. N.B. there is no verb BERIBBON*. |
| beringed | wearing rings. N.B. there is no verb BERING*. |
| bestud | to set or adorn, as with studs or bosses. |
| betrim | to adorn, to trim. |
| bijou | a trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship > BIJOUS or BIJOUX. |
| bijouterie | jewellery, esp. trinkets. |
| bindi bindhi | a red dot worn on the forehead by women in India. Pl. BINDIS. (Anyone know if this is the same thing as a TIKA or TILAK?) |
| bling | flashy > BLINGER, BLINGEST; (noun) ostentatious jewellery > BLINGS. |
| boutonniere | a flower for the buttonhole, etc. |
| bracelet | an ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm. |
| breastpin | a pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a brooch. |
| breloque | an ornament attached to a watch. |
| brooch | an ornamental clasp with a joined pin fitting into a hook; (verb) to adorn as with a brooch. |
| buttony | ornamented with a large number of buttons. No comp! |
| callais | a green stone bead ornament from the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age > CALLAIDES. |
| carcanet | an ornamental necklace, collar or headband. |
| chachka | (Yiddish) a cheap trinket. |
| chainlet | a small chain e.g. as worn for ornament. |
| chank | a kind of shell, sliced into bangles and worn by Hindu women. |
| choker | a close-fitting necklace. |
| circlet | a ring, band, or hoop (spec. one of precious metal or jewels), worn as an ornament, esp. on the head. |
| claddagh | an Irish ring. |
| clasp | a fastening, e.g. for a piece of jewellery; (verb) to fasten with a claps, to take hold of. |
| concho | an ornamental disk (as an clothing or tack) of American Indian origin featuring a shell or flower design > CONCHOS. |
| cufflink | a small chain used to fasten cuffs. |
| diamante | a decoration on a dress consisting of glittering ornaments. The e is accented. |
| dizenment | the state of being DIZENED. |
| earbob | an EARRING. |
| eardrop | a pendant for the ear; an EARRING; as, a pair of eardrops. |
| earring | a ring worn on the ear-lobe. |
| earringed | wearing EARRINGS. |
| echelle | an arrangement of ribbons in the form of a ladder, decorating the front of the stomacher of a dress, etc. [Fr. echelle, ladder]. |
| encolpion encolpium | a reliquary, cross etc worn on the breast. [GK. en, in or on + kolpos, bosom]. |
| epaulet epaulette | a shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers. |
| fainne | a ring-shaped metal badge worn by supporters of the Irish language > FAINNES. |
| falbala | a trimming or flounce. |
| fallal | frippery. |
| fandangle | an elaborate ornament. |
| fanfarona | a gold chain. |
| fattrels | ends of ribbon. N.B. no FATTREL*. |
| ferroniere ferronniere | a jewel held on a forehead by a chain. |
| figgery | dressy ornament. |
| fillet | a kind of hair-band; (verb) to cut into strips. |
| fleuret fleurette | an ornament in the shape of a small flower. |
| flounce | a hanging strip gathered and sewn to the skirt of a dress by its upper edge; (verb) to move impatiently or abruptly. |
| flouncy | decorated with flounces > FLOUNCIER, FLOUNCIEST. |
| foofaraw | frills and flashy finery; much ado about nothing. |
| fourragere | a braided cord worn round the left shoulder, esp. as awarded as a military decoration. |
| frilly | having frills > FRILLIER, FRILLIEST; (noun) a frilly garment. |
| fringy | adorned with fringes > FRINGIER, FRINGIEST. |
| frippery | finery, esp. something showy, tawdry or nonessential |
| frog | an ornamental fastening or tasselled or braided button. |
| frogged | provided or ornamented with FROGS; as, a frogged coat. |
| frogging | the attachments or ornamental fastenings on a FROGGED garment. |
| frontlet | a forehead ornament worn as a PHYLACTERY, defending against disease. |
| froufrou | the rustling of silk; frills or decoration. |
| furbelow | a ruffle on a garment; a small piece of ornamentation; (verb) to adorn with furbelows. |
| galloon | a lace trim or binding material; (verb) to decorate with this. |
| garland | a wreath of flowers or leaves; (verb) to crown with a garland. |
| garlandry | garlands collectively. |
| garniture | embellishment, trimming; a set of decorative objects. |
| gaudery | finery; ornaments; ostentatious display. |
| gem | to adorn with gems, to bespangle. |
| gemmate | to deck with gems. |
| girlond | a garland. |
| heitiki | a neck ornament of greenstone > HEITIKIS. |
| infula | a sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others among the ancient Romans. Pl. INFULAE. |
| jabot | a lace frill worn on shirt or dress front. |
| jewel | > JEWELED/JEWELLED; JEWELING/JEWELLING. |
| kangha | the comb traditionally worn by Sikhs in their hair. |
| kara | a steel bangle, worn by Sikhs. |
| labret | a lip ornament. |
| laticlave | a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office. [L. latus, broad + clavus, a stripe]. |
| laurelled laurelled | crowned, adorned with laurel. |
| lavalier lavaliere lavalliere | a loosely-tied bow; a jewelled pendant. |
| leglet | any object worn on the leg for decoration. |
| lei | (Hawaiian) a garland or wreath, esp of flowers, shells or feathers. |
| locket | a small ornamental case, usually on a necklace or chain, that holds a picture, keepsake, etc. |
| lunula | a Bronze Age crescent necklace. Pl. LUNULAE. |
| mangalsutra | a bead necklace worn by a married Hindu woman whose husband is living. |
| medal | a piece of metal usu in the form of a coin bearing some design or inscription, struck or cast usu in commemoration of an event or as a reward of merit; (verb) to decorate with a medal > MEDALED/MEDALLED. |
| medalet | a small medal. |
| medallion | a large medal, esp worn as jewellery on a chain; (verb) to ornament with a medallion or medallions. |
| necklace | to engirdle with a necklace. |
| netsuke | a small Japanese toggle, decorated with inlays or carving, used to fasten purse to kimono. |
| ojime | a carved bead through which to pass the two cords attached to a Japanese INRO and which when slid down keeps the cords fastened. |
| orfray orphrey | gold or other rich embroidery on clerical robes. |
| ouch owche | a brooch, the setting of a precious stone. |
| parura parure | a set of ornaments or jewels. |
| passament passement passment | a decorative trimming of beads or braid; (verb) to trim with braid. |
| passementerie | a decorative trimming of beads or braid, a PASSAMENT. |
| pearlies | pearl buttons. |
| pendant pendent | anything hanging, esp for ornament. |
| peplumed | wearing a PEPLUM, a flounce at the waistline of a blouse, dress, etc. |
| periapt | a charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an AMULET. |
| phylactery | a slip of parchment inscribed with certain passages of Scripture, worn in a box on the left arm or forehead by Jewish men. |
| picot | one of series of small loops forming ornamental edging to ribbon, lace, etc; (verb) to ornament with PICOTS. |
| picote | ornamented with PICOTS, small loops. |
| pompom pompon pompoon | any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet. |
| poppit | one of a number of linked beads. |
| quillwork | ornamental work in porcupine quills. |
| rhinestone | an imitation diamond made of paste. |
| rhinestoned | adorned with RHINESTONES. |
| ribbon | fine material, usu of silk or synthetic fibre, tightly woven in narrow bands or strips and used for decoration, trimming, etc; (verb) to tie or adorn with ribbons. |
| ribbonry | ribbons collectively. |
| ribbony | adorned with ribbons. No comp. |
| ricrac | a decorative braid in even zigzag form. |
| riviere | a necklace of precious stones. |
| rosette | a knot or radiating loops of ribbon concentrically arranged. |
| rosetted | in the form of a ROSETTE, a knot or radiating loops of ribbon concentrically arranged. |
| rouche ruche | a frill of lace or other material. |
| ruched | having a RUCHE. N.B. there is no ROUCHED*. |
| ruching | a RUCHE, or ruches collectively. N.B. there is no ROUCHING*. |
| sautoir sautoire | a long necklace, or pendant on a long chain. |
| scarfpin | a pin for fastening a scarf. |
| sequin | a spangle used to decorate a garment; an old Italian gold coin. |
| sequined sequinned | adorned with sequins. |
| soutache | a narrow braid used for trimming. |
| spangle | a small, thin, glittering plate of metal; a SEQUIN; (verb) to adorn with spangles. |
| spanglet | a small SPANGLE. |
| spangly | covered with SPANGLES > SPANGLIER, SPANGLIEST. |
| sporran | an ornamental pouch worn in front of a kilt. |
| stickpin | a tiepin. |
| tach tache | a fastening or clasp. The pl. of TACH is TACHS. |
| taenia tenia | a narrow band or hair-ribbon worn in Greece > TAENIAE or TAENIAS; TENIAE or TENIAS. |
| tassel | an ornamental hanging tuft of threads; (verb) to adorn with tassels > TASSELLED/TASSELLING. |
| tieclasp | a clasp used to fasten a tie. |
| tiepin | a pin used to secure a tie. |
| tietac tietack | a tieclasp. |
| tika tilak | a red mark or pendant on the forehead of Hindu women, originally of religious significance but now also worn for ornament. |
| torc torque | a collar or armband, especially of twisted metal; TORQUE is also a verb: to cause to twist. |
| trankum trinkum | a TRINKET. |
| trinket | a small ornament or piece of jewellery; (verb) to have secret or underhand dealings with. |
| trinketry | ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively. |
| trinkum | see TRANKUM. |
| tzitzis tzitzit tzitzith zizit zizith tsitsith | the tassels on the four corners of a Jewish prayer shawl. N.B. these are all plural. |
| watchband | a band on which a watch is worn. |
| watchguard | a chain or strap used to attach a watch to the clothing. |
| wristlet | a wristband; a small strap worn around the wrist. |
| zizit | see TZITZIS. |
| zizith | see TZITZIS. |
Data Protection Act: In joining the ABSP I accept that personal information relating to Scrabble, including my rating and my photograph, may appear on the ABSP website and in ABSP publications. I accept that the ABSP will not be responsible for use or misuse of personal information.
SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property
rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A. by Hasbro Inc., in Canada
by Hasbro Canada Inc. and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear
& Sons Ltd. of Maidenhead SL6 4UB, England, a subsidiary of Mattel
Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro or Hasbro Canada.
ABSP © 2012
