decoration
noun
something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment.
overdecoration
-
a word derived from
decoration.
Example Sentences
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The effect was one of enormous strength and energy and craft; he was quite big enough to carry the absurd overdecoration; on him it didn’t look preposterous, it looked barbaric and magnificent.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
