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art object for a tokonoma

illumination (e.g. of a manuscript)

decoration

ostentatious; showy

temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person

ornamental flower; decorative sterile floret (of a composite flower)

decorator; ornamentalist

decorative saddle

displaying utensils after tea ceremony

decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)

Orig. meaning

style of decorating a traditional Japanese room (esp. a study) in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls

Linguistics

participial attribute (e.g. in German); participatory attribute

decorativeness; decorative quality

Grammar

modifier; qualifier

wall decoration; wall ornament

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

Noun or verb acting prenominally

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

decoration; arrangement

to decorate; to display

to cap off; to culminate

ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script

affectation; showiness; pretence

cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)

fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting

to win one's first battle (game, match)