dec ‧ o ‧ ra ‧ tion /ˌdekəˈreɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ decor , ↑ decoration , ↑ decorator ; verb : ↑ decorate ; adverb : ↑ decoratively ; adjective : ↑ decorative ]
1 . [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or on top of something to make it look attractive:
Christmas decorations
cake decorations
2 . [uncountable] the style in which something is decorated:
He is an expert on Islamic decoration.
for decoration
a box with paper flowers glued to it for decoration
3 . [uncountable] British English when you paint or put special paper on the inside walls, ceiling etc of a house or building
4 . [countable] something such as a ↑ medal that is given to someone as an official sign of honour
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THESAURUS
▪ decoration noun [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions:
Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance.
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We're making our own Christmas decorations this year.
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You could use the ribbon as a decoration.
▪ ornament [countable] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive:
The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs.
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a glass ornament
▪ knick-knacks [plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room:
The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists.
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She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks.
▪ garnish [countable] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it:
Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.
▪ trim [singular, uncountable] decoration on a car, object, or piece of clothing that goes along the length of it:
a white skirt with black trim along the hem
▪ frills [plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth:
a white blouse with frills at the cuffs
▪ embellishment [uncountable and countable] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive:
the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript
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His style is simple and without embellishment.