Decorative Definition–adjective | 1. | serving or tending to decorate. | | 2. | Fine Arts. serving only to decorate, in contrast to providing a meaningful experience. | |
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Lighting Definition–noun | 1. | the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. | | 2. | the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one's living room. | | 3. | an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: Several critics praised the lighting of the play. | | 4. | the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights. | | 5. | the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., esp. in a picture. | |
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