"decora" meaning in English

See decora in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese デコラ (dekora), a clipping of デコレーション (dekorēshon, literally “decoration”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|デコラ|tr=dekora}} Borrowed from Japanese デコラ (dekora), {{glossary|clipping}} clipping Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} decora (uncountable)
  1. A Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and numerous accessories such as hair clips and bows. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-decora-en-noun-m7RUpQwl Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin decoralbor. English decora Learned borrowing from Latin decora. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:decora|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin decoralbor. English decora [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "decora", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "decora", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="decora"> Learned borrowing from Latin decora. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} decora
  1. plural of decorum Tags: form-of, plural Form of: decorum
    Sense id: en-decora-en-noun-Al77ji7Y Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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