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1 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) skreyta2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) prÿða híbÿli; mála; veggfóðra3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) sæma heiðursmerki•- decorative
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2 decoration
1) (something used to decorate: Christmas decorations.) skraut2) (the act of decorating: The decoration of the house will be a long job.) skreyting -
3 embroider
[im'broidə](to decorate with designs in needlework: The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth.) sauma út -
4 enamel
[i'næməl] 1. noun1) (a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating: This pan is covered with enamel; ( also adjective) an enamel plate.) glerungur2) (the coating of the teeth.) tannglerungur3) (a glossy paint.) lakkmálning2. verb(to cover or decorate with enamel.) glerungshúða; lakka -
5 engrave
[in'ɡreiv]1) (to cut (letters or designs) on stone, wood, metal etc: They engraved his initials on the silver cup.) grafa, rista2) (to decorate (metal etc) in this way: He engraved the silver cup.) grafa á, rista á•- engraver -
6 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjöður2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) búa fjöðrum- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
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7 fur
[fə:]1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) feldur2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) skinn, loðfeldur3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) loðfeldur•- furrier- furry -
8 garnish
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9 icing
noun (a mixture of sugar, white of egg, water etc used to cover or decorate cakes.) kökukrem, glassúr -
10 ornament
1. ['o:nəmənt] noun(something decorative, intended to make a room etc more beautiful: china ornaments.) skraut(gripur)2. [o:nə'ment] verb(to decorate: The church was richly ornamented.) skreyta- ornamental -
11 parsley
(a kind of herb used in cookery to decorate or add flavour to food.) steinselja -
12 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) laga, snyrta; klippa burt2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) skreyta3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) hagræða seglum2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) hársnyrting, klipping3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) snyrtilegur- trimly- trimness
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- in good trim
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13 wallpaper
noun (paper used to decorate interior walls of houses etc: My wife wants to put wallpaper on the walls but I would rather paint them.) veggfóður
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