Look up: decorative-arts

1. Decorative Arts
   Those arts involving the creation of works serving utilitarian as well as aesthetic purposes or involved in the decoration and embellishment of utilitarian objects
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2. decorative arts
   decorative arts, term referring to a variety of applied visual arts, both two- and three-dimensional, including textiles, metalwork, ceramics, books, and woodwork, as well as to certain aspects of architecture (see ornament), public buildings, and private houses (see interior decoration). It is also...
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3. Decorative arts
   dynasty, 11th or 12th century, porcelaneous pottery with celadon glaze The `decorative arts` is traditionally a term for the design and manufacture of functional objects. It includes interior design, but not usually architecture. The decorative arts are often categorized in opposition to the "f...
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