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DECORATION
decoration
(noun) the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(noun) something used to beautify
decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
(noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decoration (countable and uncountable, plural decorations)
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 in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
(biochemistry, immunology) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
Anagrams
• carotenoid, co-ordinate, coordinate, coronadite, coördinate
Source: Wiktionary
Dec`o*ra"tion, n. Etym: [LL. decoratio: cf. F. décoration.]
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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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