Dec"o*rate (d&cr;k"&osl;*rāt),
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorated (d&cr;k"&osl;*rā`t&ebreve;d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Decorating (-rā`t&ibreve;ng).]
[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.
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