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decorative arts

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Arts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-normally

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 裝飾藝術 /装饰艺术 (zhuāngshì yìshù) — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • Finnish: koristetaide — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • French: arts décoratifs — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • German: dekorative Kunst — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • German: Handwerkskunst — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • German: Kunsthandwerk — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • Portuguese: artes decorativas — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • Romanian: artă decorativă — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful
  • Russian: декорати́вное иску́сство (dekoratívnoje iskússtvo) — arts and crafts concerned with making objects beautiful