interior decorationn.
/ɪnˈtɪərɪə dɛkəˈreɪʃən/ The planned co-ordination for artistic effect of colours and furniture, etc., in a room or building. Also attributive and figurative (see also quot. 1926 for interior decorator n. at Derivatives).
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society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > [noun]
house decorationc1793
interior decoration1807
decoration1844
decorating1877
1807 T. Hope (title) Household furniture and interior decoration.
1861 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother vii. 83 She was..too fond of out-of-door occupation, to regard interior decoration as one of the domestic graces.
1906 Dress Oct. p. xxvi/1 I am a student of interior decoration—have had splendid success in this direction. It will pay you to consult me as to your plans for home beautifying.
1933 Burlington Mag. Aug. p. xv/1 Arranging flowers for interior decoration.
1935 Discovery Nov. 326/2 Ideal for interior decoration work.
1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage i. 18 Texture is a factor which plays a very important part in modern architecture and interior decoration.
Derivatives
interior-ˈdecorate v. (transitive) to paint and furnish (a room or the inside of a building) in accordance with an artistic design; interior-decorated adj.; interior decorating n.
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society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (transitive)]
decorate1858
to do over1866
interior-decorate1930
1930 E. Ferber Cimarron xxiii. 373 Fascinating little..interior decorating shops.
1935 S. Lewis It can't happen Here ii. 18 The barroom had been professionally interior-decorated by a young New York gentleman.
1943 F. L. Wright Autobiogr. (1945) iii. 160 John was to regale the inner man, interior-decorate him.
1960 House & Garden July 4/3 I wonder if there are any courses in Interior Decorating that can be studied at home. I am thinking of starting a small interior decorating business.
1972 L. P. Bachmann Ultimate Act i. 9 The library..was as interior-decorated as the rest of the house.
interior ˈdecorator n. one who practises interior decoration.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > decorator > [noun]
decorationist1828
decorator1836
interior decorator1867
1867 D. R. Hay (title) The interior decorator, being the laws of harmonious coloring adapted to interior decorations.
1921 W. S. Maugham Circle ii. 51 Arnold should have been an interior decorator.
1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 9/2 Interior decorator, bartender.
1950 E. H. Gombrich Story of Art iv. 77 The painters and interior decorators of Pompeii obviously drew freely on the stock of inventions made by the great Hellenistic artists.
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