decorative element

collocation in English

meaningsofdecorativeandelement

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decorative
adjective
uk
/ˈdek.ər.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈdek.ər.ə.t̬ɪv/
made to ...
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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofdecorativeandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdecorative element

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This officially promoted art particularly stressed thedecorativeelement.
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The "nageshi" was however retained as a purelydecorativeelement.
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One distinctivedecorativeelementis four mermaids with indigenous features.
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The doorjambs are adecorativeelementof the temple.
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Other detailing, including limestone ledges and quoins, add adecorativeelement.
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Salt can also be used as adecorativeelementon selected individual pots.
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The most prominentdecorativeelementinside is the hand graining detail on the wood surfaces.
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However, the most importantdecorativeelementis an 18th-century narrative mural.
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The concept was subsequently adapted to become a purelydecorativeelement.
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A belt course is usually adecorativeelementand does not have a strictly functional purpose.
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The foil also serves as adecorativeelementof the bottle's label.
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The mostdecorativeelementon the outside of the building is the tracery on the nine towers.
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Heads of rivets which tie the metal parts together are often reproduced as adecorativeelementin clay.
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Bricks were used as adecorativeelementover the entrance, in the jagged cornices and around the windows.
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An outdoor fireplace can simply be adecorativeelement, which allows homeowners to enjoy a crackling fire while entertaining in the backyard.
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It has dark wooden walls and sliding doors, in contrast to the ceiling's golden oak curved rafters that converge at adecorativeelement.
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On the contrary, it's often used as an integral part of the look of a building and forms adecorativeelement.
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A plant and vase motif is repeated as adecorativeelementon the pendentives as well as on the interior of the verandah wall.
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The chromed bars, being adecorativeelement, required excessive manual labour to assemble, which was not feasible for a mass-produced vehicle.
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Since scallops are not formally a part of a seal's design in traditional heraldry, they are merely adecorativeelementapplied for aesthetic or nostalgic purposes.
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Lastly, live rock, especially when encrusted with multiple colors of coralline algae, becomes a majordecorativeelementof the aquarium and provides shelter for the inhabitants.
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The elephant trunks with decorative carvings, which may have begun being used as adecorativeelement in the eighteenth century, show distinct scenes from the reign of a deceased king.
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Alternatively, headpiece may be a printer's term fordecorativeelementplaced at the top of a page; the tailpiece was a similar element placed at the bottom of the page.
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