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decoration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon |
| Type of | laurels, honor, honour, award, accolade |
| Has types | silver star, victoria cross, purple heart, silver star medal, air medal, congressional medal of honor, order of the purple heart, medaille militaire, medal of honor, distinguished flying cross, distinguished service cross, distinguished service medal, distinguished service order, bronze star medal, distinguished conduct medal, oak leaf cluster, croix de guerre, navy cross, bronze star |
| Derivation | decorate |
decoration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ornament, ornamentation |
| Type of | artefact, artifact |
| Has types | garnish, gimcrack, gimcrackery, graffiti, graffito, hanging, hood ornament, incrustation, inlay, interior decoration, knob, lunula, moulding, nailhead, necklet, nonsense, molding, adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, christmas tree, cockade, decor, design, embellishment, encrustation, falderol, figure, fin, finial, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, folderal, frill, gargoyle, spiral, sprig, stud, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, trumpery, volute, wall hanging, wind bell, wind chime, overlay, pattern, pommel, rivet, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito |
| Derivation | decorate |
decoration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | change of state |
| Has types | ornamentation, window dressing, titivation, tittivation, figuration, marking, trimming, tattoo, tessellation, embellishment, adornment |
| Derivation | decorate |
Examples of decoration
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Before the Stolen Valor Act, it was illegal only to wear an unearned decoration.
From the washingtonpost.com
The landscape, along with what's on stage, is all the decoration you could want.
From the guardian.co.uk
The candy melt of the classic cake pop is a fine canvas for creative decoration.
From the freep.com
The ballroom and music room were opened for decoration, and visitors were wowed.
From the delawareonline.com
The crafting available involves making a foam Halloween decoration to take home.
From the tennessean.com
It is adorned with an engraved decoration of an archer shooting a bow and arrow.
From the sciencedaily.com
And what is one to make of the patent love of decoration seen in other cultures?
From the economist.com
Place some poached cranberries on top for decoration, cut into wedges and serve.
From the expressandstar.com
Beauty School Drop Outs on hand to jazz you up with glitter and face decoration.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
- Something used to beautify
- An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
- (decorate) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
- (decorate) deck: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
- (decorate) award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"
- (Decorated (architecture)) English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.
- The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation; That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament; Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services ...
- (decorate) To furnish with decorations; To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth; (transitive) (In some programming languages) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item
