n. [ L. devoratio. See Devour. ] The act of devouring. [ Obs. ] Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. decoratio: cf. F. décoration. ]
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration. Motley. [ 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
n. [ LL. decoratio: cf. F. décoration. ]
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration. Motley. [ 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