interior decoration

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noun
  1. materials used to decorate an interior.

Origin of interior decoration

1
First recorded in 1800–10

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How to use interior decoration in a sentence

  • Fig. 206 shows a brooch, the interior decoration of which is a combination of Swastikas more or less interlaced.

    The Swastika | Thomas Wilson
  • Beer was never worn so much or used so extensively for interior decoration as it is today.

  • The interior decoration of the dome is not in any way striking.

    Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe Collins
  • All these changes the captain superintended; when they were complete he turned his attention to interior decoration.

    Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • In general, when not too rigid, straight lines in interior decoration stand for repose, sobriety and dignity.

British Dictionary definitions for interior decoration

interior decoration

noun
  1. the colours, furniture, etc, of the interior of a house, etc

  2. Also called: interior design the art or business of an interior decorator

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