She would become a mere ornament on his arm rather than an independent woman.

I take it those pistols are not mere ornaments?

No mere ornament would require that rugged mounting.

Metaphor is not mere ornament, but an indispensible means of articulating the shape of reality.

The two great stone mastiffs on either side of the walkway to the front door were not mere ornaments, but guardians.

There are so few cars near the shore that traffic signals are mere ornaments.

Unlike the situation in a criminal trial, counsel are mere ornaments in a Congressional inquiry, there to pay lip service to the appearance of fairness.

A studio was essential; a woodshed would have been a mere ornament.

My object is to find out with various animals how far the mane is of any use, or a mere ornament.

The smaller ring symbols placed between the larger repetitions of No. 14 are considered as mere ornaments and thus not counted.