painted decoration

collocation in English

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paint
noun[C or U]
uk
/peɪnt/us
/peɪnt/
a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to ...
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decoration
noun
uk
/ˌdek.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdek.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
the activity of making something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it, or something that you use to ...
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(Definition ofpaintanddecorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The way the finishes, thepainteddecorationand the colours work together instead of standing out from the whole is certainly dependent on the lighting conditions.
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All were fragmentary and greatly weathered, with no traces of a slip orpainteddecorationon any of them.
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Thepainteddecorationfrom 1925., from the part of the building shows the same pattern, iconography and style as the older part.
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Thepainteddecorationusually consists of 3 to 8 colors.
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These two areas are covered by an arch showing remains ofpainteddecoration.
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Both the facade and the cloister are nearly devoid of decoration, with traces of the originalpainteddecorationin the cloister and open chapel.
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The rock cut tomb is small but is one of the few tombs of the period with apainteddecorationin the chapel.
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His tomb is small but has apainteddecoration.
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Thepainteddecorationconsists of a series of panels with allegorical representations, puttos, flowers, vegetable motifs and arabesques.
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At the very back there is a decorated niche with an unfinishedpainteddecoration.
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The nave and the transepts were vaulted and the whole interior receivedpainteddecoration.
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The interior is thickly plastered and whitewashed, with traces of medievalpainteddecoration.
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The tomb is entered by a steep tunnel, which opens into a low chamber covered withpainteddecoration.
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The interior walls would have been wainscoted with oak paneling usually chair-high, the rest being stuccoed and covered either with wallpaper, orpainteddecoration.
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Fragments of ancientpainteddecorationare also visible.
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Thispainteddecorationwas certainly intended for meditative contemplation and as a devotional work.
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There are bizarre painted ornamentation done recently aspainteddecorationon each massive interior column including the ceilings.
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After that furtherpainteddecoration, glazing and firing took place.
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