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Nursery vs Decor - What's the difference?

nursery | decor |

As nouns the difference between nursery and decor

is that nursery is (lb) the act of nursing while decor is the style of decoration of a room, building.

nursery

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(nurseries)
  • (lb) The act of nursing.
  • * 1606 , (William Shakespeare), King Lear , sc.1:
  • I loved her most, and thought to set my rest / On her kind nursery .
  • (lb) A place where nursing is carried on.
  • # A room or area in a household set apart for the care of children; specifically in European countries.
  • #*
  • But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
  • # A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
  • # The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
  • #*
  • Fair Padua, nursery of arts.
  • #* John Mitchell Mason, (1770-1829)
  • Christian families are the nurseries' of the church on earth, as she is the ' nursery of the church in heaven.
  • # A nursery school.
  • That which forms and educates.
  • (lb) That which is nursed.
  • Derived terms

    * nursery rhyme * nursery school * stellar nursery * workplace nursery * night nursery * day nursery

    decor

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The style of decoration of a room, building.
  • Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor .

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