Decorate
Decorate (dek"o*rāt) , transitive verb
[Latin decoratus, past participle of decorare, from 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.
Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms.
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Decorated style (Architecture) , 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.