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Meanings of decoration in English

Portuguese
ornato
Catalan
ornament
Spanish
decoración
Wikidata

Something used to beautify.

ornato
Russian
орден или медаль
Portuguese
condecoração
Catalan
medalló
Spanish
condecoración
Wikidata

An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event.

Related terms
орден или медаль

Something that beautifies or adorns.

Something that embellishes.

Usage of decoration in English
1
It was used to hold oil, or frankincense, or simply for decoration.
The Golem and the Jinni
2
This year South Dublin County Council is running a Christmas decoration competition.
The Irish Times
3
Just now she was interested in interior decoration and in the war.
The Tin Soldier
4
Art and decoration were pursued, though of course with a certain decadence.
At the mountains of madness
5
Plain dresses simply do not exist; everything is smothered with elaborate decoration.
The Irish Times
6
The decoration of our classical interiors was decidedly regular in its arrangement.
The Book of Tea
7
He had already been garlanded with Order of Merit, Germany's national decoration.
The Guardian
8
The decoration was clean and cared for, the house in good order.
Marcella
9
I liked the church as a pretty pattern; discipline was mere decoration.
Manalive
10
Everywhere were endless ingenuities in the way of camp-furniture and household decoration.
Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
11
Simplicity of decoration is essential in the working rooms and reading rooms.
A Library Primer
12
Even the lines were grimly utilitarian; there seemed to be no decoration.
Islands of Space
13
Also on offer is a Christmas tree design, installation and decoration service.
The Irish Times
14
This artist has written several books on china painting and pottery decoration.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twe...
15
To the decoration of the rooms May and Fred diligently applied themselves.
Muslin
16
The decoration of the choir vault is by Messrs. Clayton and Bell.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter / A Descriptio...
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