decoration

[ dek-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌdɛk əˈreɪ ʃən /

something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.

the act of decorating.

a badge, medal, etc., conferred and worn as a mark of honor: a decoration for bravery.

Origin of decoration

1575–85; < Late Latin decorātiōn- (stem of decorātiō) an ornament. See decorate, -ion

non·dec·o·ra·tion, noun o·ver·dec·o·ra·tion, noun re·dec·o·ra·tion, noun su·per·dec·o·ra·tion, noun

A whole tribe of workmen were hurriedly completing the furnishing and redecoration of the palace.

Massimilla Doni |Honore de Balzac
The fervour for redecoration even affected me: was not my hutch to share the common lot?

The Bonadventure |Edmund Blunden
For months beforehand workmen were employed in the renovation and redecoration of the Abbey and its precincts.

Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life |Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
You promised all to me for the redecoration of the ceiling of the café.

The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol |William J. Locke

Now suppose the engagement was broken off, he would be free to do as he chose with the redecoration of the room.

The Rough Road |William John Locke

decoration

/ (ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən) /

an addition that renders something more attractive or ornate; adornment

the act, process, or art of decorating

a medal, badge, etc, conferred as a mark of honour