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n. [ L. decoramentum. See Decorate, v. t. ] Ornament. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Decorated p. pr. & vb. n. Decorating ] [ L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See Decent. ] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. Thackeray.

Syn. -- To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See Adorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Decorated style (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having decorations. [ Narrower terms: beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly; bedaubed; bespectacled, monocled, spectacled; braided; brocaded, embossed, raised; buttony; carbuncled; champleve, cloisonne, enameled; crested, plumed having a decorative plume); crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted; crested; embellished, ornamented, ornate; embroidered; encircled, ringed, wreathed; fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked out; feathery, feathered, plumy; frilled, frilly, ruffled; fringed; gilt-edged; inflamed; inlaid; inwrought; laced; mosaic, tessellated; paneled, wainscoted; studded; tapestried; tasseled, tasselled; tufted; clinquant, tinseled, tinselly; tricked-out ] Also See: clothed, fancy. Antonym: unadorned.
Syn. -- adorned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ LL. decoratio: cf. F. décoration. ] 1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

. a day, May 30, originally appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil War in the United States; -- now called Memorial Day, and established as the last Monday in May, and designated as a day for commemorating those who died in all wars of the United States. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. décoratif. ] Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. -- Dec"o*ra*tive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Decorative art, fine art which has for its end ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects or events. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. décorateur. ] One who decorates, adorns, or embellishes; specifically, an artisan whose business is the decoration of houses, esp. their interior decoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. décorer. See Decorate. ] To decorate; to beautify. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To decore and beautify the house of God. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ornament. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. decōrus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See Decent, and cf. Decorum. ] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

A decorous pretext the war. Motley.

-- De*co"rous*ly, adv. -- De*co"rous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Decorticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decorticating. ] [ L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex bark. ] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. “Great barley dried and decorticated.” Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. decorticatio: cf. F. décortication. ] The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. decōrum, fr. decōrus. See Decorous. ] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom. Shak.

Syn. -- Decorum, Dignity. Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as, the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. dedecoratus, p. p. of dedecorare to disgrace. See Decorate. ] To bring to shame; to disgrace. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dedecoratio. ] Disgrace; dishonor. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dedecorus. See Decorous. ] Disgraceful; unbecoming. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. indecorous. See In- not, and Decorous. ] Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more by mere struggle. Burke.

Syn. -- Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse; impolite; uncivil; ill-bred. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an indecorous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being indecorous; lack of decorum. [ 1913 Webster ]