'Decorating' definitions:
Definition of 'Decorating'
From: GCIDE
- Decorate \Dec"o*rate\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorated (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Decorating (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [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]
Words containing 'Decorating'
- Decorate,
- Decorated,
- Decorative,
- Decorativeness,
- Decorator,
- Decorement,
- Decorous,
- Decorously,
- Decorousness,
- decor,
- decoration,
- decoratively,
- decore,
- Decorated style,
- Decoration Day,
- Decorative art,
- Gatch decoration,
- house decorator,
- interior decoration,
- interior decorator,
- room decorator,
- set decoration,
- cosmetic decorative ornamental,
- crested plumed having a decorative plume