block ornament
/ˈblɒk ˌɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small fragment of cheap meat offered for sale by a butcher, particularly one of poor quality.
Australian usage; British usage; Obsolete; Slang
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see block, ornament.
Example Sentences
- "I ought to add, that the “single fellows,” instead of living on “block ornaments” and the like, live, when doing well, on the best fare, at the “spiciest” cook-shops on their rounds, or in the neighbourhood of their residence."
- "It is certain that in the Chinese meat stores you see a number of scraps of meat of the "block ornament" order, the dubious hue of which–usually a dingy greyish purple, with streaks of drab fat–[…]"
- "[T]ogether with such scraps as may also be purchased, at a penny or twopence the plateful, at the beef and ham emporium, with maybe a "block ornament" or two from the butcher's, in a pie dish, with a superstructure of potatoes, and have the "scrap pie" cooked at the baker's for the Sunday dinner. Poor wretches!"
- "[H]ow often, after a search through the old purse they clutch so tightly, they turn away the coveted "block-ornimint" being beyond their means."
- "a presents the elevation, b the section to the block ornament to A, and c shows a vertical section of the block ornament to B[…]"
- "The wall plate is finely moulded, and the wooden columns supporting the principals have a curious diamond block ornament."
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage
- Obsolete
- Slang