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| apparel |
to adorn or decorate. [1/4 definitions] |
| appliqué |
to apply as or decorate with appliqué. [1/4 definitions] |
| bead |
to decorate with beads. [1/8 definitions] |
| bedeck |
to dress or decorate in a showy way; adorn extravagantly. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| bespangle |
to cover or decorate with, or as with, spangles. |
| braid |
to decorate or edge with ribbon or braid. [1/5 definitions] |
| braze1 |
to cover or decorate with brass. [1/2 definitions] |
| bugle3 |
a cylindrical glass or plastic bead used to decorate clothing. |
| cornice |
to decorate or furnish with a cornice. [1/4 definitions] |
| craft |
(pl.) activities that use the hands to make things that decorate or are useful around a home. [1/7 definitions] |
| crepe paper |
thin, crinkled paper textured like crepe, esp. used to decorate; crepe. |
| deck |
to clothe (a person) or decorate (a room, area, or the like) impressively or festively (sometimes fol. by "out"). [1/6 definitions] |
| decoration |
something serving to decorate or beautify; embellishment; ornament. [1/3 definitions] |
| decoupage |
to decorate (a surface) using decoupage. [1/3 definitions] |
| do over |
(informal) to renovate (a room, a house, furnishings, or the like), or to decorate again. [1/2 definitions] |
| dress |
to decorate. [1/11 definitions] |
| Easter lily |
any of various white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom for Easter Sunday, used esp. to decorate the altars of Christian churches on Easter. |
| edging |
something that constitutes, or is placed along, an edge or border to protect, decorate, or define it. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. [1/2 definitions] |
| emblazon |
to ornament or decorate in brilliant colors. [1/5 definitions] |
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