† deˈcorement Obs.
Also 6–7 Sc. decoir-, decor-.
[a. OF. decorement (15th c.), f. décorer to decorate: repr. L. decorāmentum.]
a. Decoration, ornamentation. rare. b. concr. An ornament, an embellishment.
| 1587 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 506 Very commodious and convenient for the..decoirment of þis realme. 1632 Lithgow Trav. i. 41 The decorements of their beautifull Palaces. 1635 Heywood Lond. Sinus Salutis Wks. 1874 IV. 288 The Decorements that adorne the Structure, I omit. 1681 Jas. Stewart in Cloud of Witnesses (1810) 156 What brethren did cast upon him as a shame was his glory and decorement. c 1720 W. Gibson Farrier's Guide i. i. (1738) 4 The Main, Tail, and Foretop..of a Horse..are a suitable Decorement to a creature of so much Fire and Mettle. |