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Definition of Decorated style
Decorated style Decorate Dec"o*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Decorating.] [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.
Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
decorated her arms. --Thackeray.
Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
Adorn.
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.