decorating

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

   Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
        {Adorn}.
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   {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.
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