Meanings of decorative motif in English

Its oldest name is 'cross of St. Hannes', but it occurs in pre-Christian Viking art as a decorative motif.

I see humanity as a vast decorative motif that lives through our eyes and ears, as well as through psychological emotion.

The Lounger was used as a decorative motif on the Midwinter Pottery's popular Homemaker china, an interesting example of the contemporary idiom feeding on itself.

The title of the circus was Joplin!, and it gave me pause to see the sins of my youth being replayed as a decorative motif.

The dragon has been described as "the most venerable symbol employed in ornamental art and the favourite and most highly decorative motif in artistic design".

Removing decorative motifs from mould prior to applying to the frame.

The decorative motifs employed on the surrounding Arcade are sea plant life and its animal evolution.

The style of the Regency with its use of musical instruments for decorative motifs is also attractive.

Many symbols and patterns that have become standard decorative motifs are derived from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian decoration.