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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decorative \Dec"o*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]coratif.]
Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. --
{Dec"o*ra*tive*ness}, n.
{Decorative art}, fine art which has for its end
ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects
or events.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
decorative
adj : serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic
fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian
rather than decorative" [syn: {cosmetic}, {ornamental}]
adv : in a decorative manner
more about decorative
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