n. [ L. decertatio, fr. decertare, decertatum; de- + certare to contend. ] Contest for mastery; contention; strife. [ R. ] Arnway. [ 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