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View synonyms for decorated

decorated

[ dek-uh-rey-tid ]

adjective

  1. (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.


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Other Words From

  • non·deco·rated adjective
  • quasi-deco·rated adjective
  • super·deco·rated adjective
  • un·deco·rated adjective
  • well-deco·rated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decorated1

First recorded in 1720–30; decorate + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

Its spine, too, “‘hubbed’ as the most prized European classics are,” is decorated with delicate gold squiggles and a star.

“Dearest ladies with families,” he begins, sitting in a suit in a well-decorated room.

VATICAN CITY—In the 500 or so years since the Sistine Chapel was decorated, it has never looked so good.

The calavera, or decorated skull, is an archetype of Mexican popular culture.

I decorated with marigolds, which are considered the flower of the dead.

In the parish churches, many of which are of great interest, the predominant styles are Decorated and Perpendicular.

It is a lofty and richly-decorated pile of the fourteenth century; and tells of the labours and the wealth of a foreign land.

A reproduction of Mrs. Charmington herself decorated the interior of the omnibuses.

Many of the officials had on high-crowned hats decorated with bunches of feathers and crimson tassels.

The Turks (especially those of the lower orders) use a kind of clay pipe made of red earth decorated with gilding.

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