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decorative

[dek-er-uh-tiv, dek-ruh-, dek-uh-ray-] / ˈdɛk ər ə tɪv, ˈdɛk rə-, ˈdɛk əˌreɪ- /


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Guild restrictions similarly meant that only Christian artists could create decorative illuminations for Jewish prayer books and documents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Novack’s tip if you can’t find someone who wants your piano: Hire an artist to take it apart and turn it into something new, either furniture or decorative art.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

But decorative similarities alone could not reveal where the vessels had actually been made.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Cooper said some developments had even featured "fake" weep vents, where decorative plastic pieces had been fitted instead of functioning openings.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Mom reached over and adjusted the gauzy, decorative silver-and-black scarf she’d insisted on looping around Cas’s neck this morning, then looked back toward the road.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau


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