What is something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.] Without vain art or curious complements. Spenser called?
complement — Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.] Without vain art or curious complements. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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