Definition of decoration

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Decoration (n.) That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament..

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Jacobian :: "Jacobian (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of England..
Xylography :: Xylography (n.) A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of house decoration.
Trappings :: Trappings (n. pl.) That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial decorations.
Veneer :: Veneer (v. t.) To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively..
Flourish :: Flourish (n.) Decoration; ornament; beauty.
Grangerite :: Grangerite (n.) One who collects illustrations from various books for the decoration of one book.
Mosaic :: Mosaic (n.) A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work..
Urim :: Urim (n.) A part or decoration of the breastplate of the high priest among the ancient Jews, by which Jehovah revealed his will on certain occasions. Its nature has been the subject of conflicting conjectures..
Slip :: Slip (n.) Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts..
Engraving :: Engraving (n.) The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper..
Pargeting :: Pargeting (n.) Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught..
Setter :: Setter (n.) An adornment; a decoration; -- with off.
Tracer/y :: Tracer/y (n.) A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is composed..
Pinking :: Pinking (n.) The act or method of decorating fabrics or garments with a pinking iron; also, the style of decoration; scallops made with a pinking iron..
Illumination :: Illumination (n.) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Designer :: Designer (n.) One who produces or creates original works of art or decoration.
Scene :: Scene (n.) The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes..
Cabling :: Cabling (n.) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about one third of the height of the shaft..
Crown :: Crown (n.) An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
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