Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decorated"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr.
decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.]
To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;
to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the
person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with
flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to
decorate a hero with honors.

Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
decorated her arms. --Thackeray.

Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
{Adorn}.

{Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to
the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be
considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to
a. d. 1375.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

decorated
adj : provided with something intended to increase its beauty or
distinction [syn: {adorned}] [ant: {unadorned}]


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