Decorative vs Leadlight - What's the difference?
decorative | leadlight |
That serves to decorate
* {{quote-news
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, date=December 15
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, title=How to cook the perfect nut roast
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A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 24, author=The Associated Press, title=Dutch Maker of Chemicals Reports Drop in Earnings, work=New York Times
, passage=Analysts said the company’s results were in line, but noted that organic growth at the decoratives business was slightly weaker than expected. }}
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A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames
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, passage=Luckily, because all windows had been taped, the home's leadlight windows survived the move intact. }}
As an adjective decorative
is .As a noun leadlight is
a decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames.decorative
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative . In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.}}
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leadlight
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