About The Word Decoration
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Decoration
| Decoration Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Decoration?
[n] the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
[n] something used to beautify
[n] an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Synonyms | Synonyms for Decoration: laurel wreath |
medal |
medallion |
ornament |
ornamentation |
palm |
ribbon
Related Terms | Find terms related to Decoration: abstract art |
accolade |
adjunct |
adornment |
armory |
arrangement |
art |
art form |
artist |
arts and crafts |
arts of design |
award |
badge |
badge of office |
badges |
baton |
bays |
beautification |
beauty treatment |
blazonry |
blue ribbon |
bonus |
brassard |
button |
calligraphy |
cap and gown |
cave art |
ceramics |
chain |
chain of office |
class ring |
cockade |
collar |
color |
color patterns |
colors |
cordon |
cordon bleu |
cross |
decor |
decoration of honor |
design |
designing |
distinction |
dress |
eagle |
elaboration |
embellishment |
emblazonment |
emblazonry |
emblems |
embroidery |
engraving |
ensigns |
etching |
extra |
extra added attraction |
extra dash |
facial |
fasces |
figurehead |
filigree |
filling |
fillip |
fine arts |
fleur-de-lis |
flourish |
flower arrangement |
folk art |
frill |
furniture arrangement |
garnish |
garnishment |
garniture |
garter |
gold star |
grand cordon |
graphic arts |
hairdressing |
hammer and sickle |
heraldry |
illumination |
insignia |
kudos |
lagniappe |
lapel pin |
laurel |
laurels |
livery |
mace |
manicure |
mantle |
markings |
medal |
mortarboard |
old school tie |
order |
ornament |
ornamentation |
padding |
photography |
pin |
plastic art |
premium |
prettification |
primitive art |
red ribbon |
regalia |
riband |
ribbon |
ring |
rose |
school ring |
sculpture |
shamrock |
sigillography |
skull and crossbones |
something extra |
sphragistics |
staff |
star |
stuffing |
superaddition |
swastika |
tartan |
the arts |
thistle |
tie |
trim |
trimming |
twist |
uniform |
verge |
wand |
window dressing |
wrinkle
See Also | accolade |
adornment |
adornment |
Air Medal |
arabesque |
architectural ornament |
artefact |
artifact |
award |
beading |
beadwork |
boss |
bow |
brass |
bronze medal |
Bronze Star |
Bronze Star Medal |
centerpiece |
centrepiece |
change of state |
Christmas tree |
cockade |
Congressional Medal of Honor |
Croix de Guerre |
decor |
design |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
Distinguished Service Cross |
Distinguished Service Medal |
Distinguished Service Order |
embellishment |
embellishment |
encrustation |
figuration |
figure |
fin |
finial |
flower arrangement |
gargoyle |
garnish |
gold medal |
graffiti |
graffito |
hanging |
honor |
honour |
hood ornament |
incrustation |
inlay |
interior decoration |
knob |
laurels |
lunula |
marking |
Medaille Militaire |
Medal of Honor |
molding |
moulding |
nailhead |
Navy Cross |
necklet |
Order of the Purple Heart |
ornamentation |
pattern |
pommel |
Purple Heart |
rivet |
rosemaling |
set decoration |
sgraffito |
silver medal |
Silver Star |
Silver Star Medal |
spiral |
sprig |
stud |
tail fin |
tailfin |
tattoo |
tessellation |
tinsel |
titivation |
tittivation |
tracery |
trimming |
Victoria Cross |
volute |
wall hanging |
window dressing
Decoration In Webster's Dictionary
\Dec`o*ra"tion\, n. [LL. decoratio: cf. F.
d['e]coration.]
1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring;
ornamentation.
2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something
added by way of embellishment; ornament.
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of
its decoration. --Motley.
3. 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 in war, great
achievements in literature, art, etc.
{Decoration Day}, a day, May 30, appointed for decorating
with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors,
who fell in the Civil War in the United States; Memorial
Day. [U.S.]
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