decoration

Universal Words noun 1 [C,usually pl.] a thing that makes sth look more attractive on special occasions: Christmas decorations * a table decoration 2 [U,C] a pattern, etc. that is added to sth and that stops it from being plain: the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door 3 [U] the style in which sth is decorated: a Chinese theme in the interior decoration 4 [U] (BrE) the act or process of decorating sth such as the inside of a house by painting it, etc. 5 [C] a medal that is given to sb as an honour: His jacket was heavy with military decorations.