different between decoration vs jewellery

English

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Etymology

From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration.Morphologically decorate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?k???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

decoration (countable and uncountable, plural decorations)

1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
2. Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
4. (biochemistry, immunology) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host

Related terms

• decorate

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References

• (etymology) decoration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• carotenoid, co-ordinate, coordinate, coronadite, coördinate

English

Alternative forms

• jewelry (American, sometimes Canadian)

Etymology

From Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel +? -ery.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: jo?o??lr?, jo?ol?r? IPA^(key): /?d?u??l?i/, /?d?u?l?i/
• (alternate UK pronunciation) enPR: jo?o??l?r?, jo?o?l?r? IPA^(key): /?d?u??l??i/, /?d?u?l??i/ (this pronunciation gives rise to the Cockney rhyming slang tomfoolery)

Noun

jewellery (usually uncountable, plural jewelleries)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

   Synonyms: (Cockney rhyming slang) tom, (Cockney rhyming slang) tomfoolery

Synonyms

• see also Thesaurus:jewelry

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