| 单词 | decoration |
| 释义 | decoration (once / 492 pages) n A decoration is anything used to make something more attractive or festive. If you’re having a Valentine’s Day party, drape your house in red and pink decorations. Decoration is also a type of honor, like a soldier's medal or stripe. To decorate is to spiff something up, making it more colorful and attractive, like hanging streamers in a room or ornaments on a tree. Decorations are things used in this way. Many decorations are specific to holidays, like green decorations for St. Patrick's Day. Also, decorations are the honors given to people who have won or achieved something. A war hero's Purple Heart medal is a decoration. You can say that someone who has many of these honors is decorated. WORD FAMILYdecoration: decorations+/decor: decorate, decors/decorate: decorated, decorates, decorating, decoration, decorative, decorator, redecorate/decorated: undecorated/decorative: decoratively, decorativeness/decorator: decorators/redecorate: redecorated, redecorates, redecorating USAGE EXAMPLESAcross the hall is the massive dining room, adorned too with holiday decorations. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He received French military decorations including the Legion of Honor. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) “We are here for decoration, nothing else,” she said. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1n the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) Hypo|Hyper adornment the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting embellishment, ornamentationthe act of adding extraneous decorations to something window dressingthe decoration of shop windows trimmingthe act of adding decoration tessellationthe act of adorning with mosaic figurationdecorating with a design tattoothe practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining titivation, tittivationsprucing up; making decorative additions to markingthe act of making a visible mark on a surface lineationthe act of marking or outlining with lines mottlingthe act of coloring with areas of different shades stripingthe act of marking with stripes change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 2n something used to beautify Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper ornament, ornamentation Great Seal of the United States the seal of the United States government adornment a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness arabesquean ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design architectural ornament(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance beading, beadworkornamentation with beads bowa decorative interlacing of ribbons brassan ornament or utensil made of brass centerpiece, centrepiecesomething placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Christmas treean ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration cockadean ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat design, figure, patterna decorative or artistic work embellishmenta superfluous ornament finialan ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis floral arrangement, flower arrangementa decorative arrangement of flowers falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumperyornamental objects of no great value gargoylean ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal garnishany decoration added as a trimming or adornment graffiti, graffitoa rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls hanging, wall hangingdecoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window hood ornamentan ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer encrustation, incrustationa decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay inlaya decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface decor, interior decorationdecoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior knob, pommelan ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger lunulaa crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age molding, mouldinga decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing nailheadsomething resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device neckletdecoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament overlaya layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface rosemalinga Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs set decorationa decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production sgraffitoa ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground spiral, voluteornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center sprigan ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers rivet, studornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) fin, tail fin, tailfinone of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile tinsela showy decoration that is basically valueless tracerydecoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs wind bell, wind chimea decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle garnishsomething (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbetmolding in the form of a ring; at top of a column antefixcarved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles architravethe molding around a door or window argyle, argylla design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland band, banding, stripean adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinketcheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing baseboard, mopboard, skirting boarda molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor astragal, bead, beading, beadworka beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture bear clawan incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery beauty spota spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment boule, boulle, buhlan inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork bouquet, corsage, nosegay, posyan arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present boutonnierea flower that is worn in a buttonhole cavettoa concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section circletdecorated metal band worn around the head conge, congee(architecture) a concave molding cordonadornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord cornicea molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall crocketan architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable cuspidationa decoration using cusps cyma, cymatium(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex) damascenea design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel decal, decalcomaniaeither a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface deviceany ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) dogtootha carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England dossal, dosselan ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart, egg-and-tonguea decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape emblemspecial design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. epaulet, epauletteadornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder epergnea large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers fan tracerythe carved tracery on fan vaulting festoonan embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work filagree, filigree, fillagreedelicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) flower chainflowers strung together in a chain foban adornment that hangs from a watch chain foliage, foliation(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament Greek fret, Greek key, fret, key patternan ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) friezean architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice flounce, frill, furbelow, rufflea strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim froga decorative loop of braid or cord frontal, frontletan adornment worn on the forehead gorgerin, neckingthe molding at the top of a column guillochean architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands herringbone, herringbone patterna pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery jewellery, jewelryan adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) Kakemonoa Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom lambrequinshort and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing linocuta design carved in relief into a block of linoleum mandalaany of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation marqueterie, marquetryinlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture mihrab(Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca motif, motivea design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration ovolo, quarter round, thumba convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse parqueterie, parquetrya patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor pectoral, pectoral medallionan adornment worn on the chest or breast pendant, pendentan adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) plumea feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament polka dotdesign consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots pom-pom, pompondecoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat pyrographa design produced by pyrography quirk molding, quirk mouldinga molding having a small groove in it riba projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural rosettean ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor screen saver(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time diamante, sequin, spangleadornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing sprayflower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage subbasethe lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard sunbursta design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it surbasethe molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall) arras, tapestrya wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs tasseladornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end tattooa design on the skin made by tattooing tetraskele, tetraskeliona figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center tore, toruscommonly the lowest molding at the base of a column trefoilan architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle passementerie, trim, trimminga decoration or adornment on a garment triskele, triskeliona figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center vermiculationa decoration consisting of wormlike carvings war paintadornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle weavepattern of weaving or structure of a fabric chaplet, coronal, garland, lei, wreathflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes markinga pattern of marks flourishan ornamental embellishment in writing toppinga flavorful addition on top of a dish artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 3n an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event Syn|Hypo|Hyper laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon Congressional Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty' Distinguished Service Medala United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility Distinguished Service Crossa United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy Navy Crossa United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy Distinguished Flying Crossa United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight Air Medala United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight Silver Star, Silver Star Medala United States military decoration for gallantry in action Bronze Star, Bronze Star Medala United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Hearta United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action Oak Leaf Clustera United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before Victoria Crossa British military decoration for gallantry Distinguished Conduct Medala British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field Distinguished Service Ordera British military decoration for special service in action Croix de Guerrea French military decoration for gallantry Medaille Militairea French military decoration accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
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