- Decoration Day
- noun Etymology: from the custom of decorating graves on this day Date: 1871 Memorial Day
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Decoration Day
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Decoration Day — is the former name of Memorial Day in the United States, and may also refer to: Decoration Day (song), a song by Sonny Boy Williamson I, later performed by John Lee Hooker This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If … Wikipedia
Decoration Day — a day, May 30, originally appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who fell in the Civil War in the United States; now called {Memorial Day}, and established as the last Monday in May, and designated as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decoration Day — ☆ Decoration Day n. another name for MEMORIAL DAY * * * ➡ Memorial Day * * * … Universalium
Decoration Day — [dekə reɪʃn deɪ], Gedenktag in den USA, Memorial Day … Universal-Lexikon
Decoration Day — ☆ Decoration Day n. another name for MEMORIAL DAY … English World dictionary
Decoration Day — Memorial Day Me*mo ri*al Day 1. A day, originally May 30, appointed for commemorating, by decorating their graves with flowers, by patriotic exercises, etc., the dead soldiers and sailors who served the Civil War (1861 65) in the United States;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decoration Day — Memorial Me*mo ri*al, a. [F. m[ e]morial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See {Memory}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building. [1913 Webster] There high in air, memorial of my name, Fix the smooth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decoration Day (album) — Decoration Day Studio album by Drive By Truckers Released … Wikipedia
Decoration Day (film) — Decoration Day Distributed by NBC Creator John William Corrington (nove … Wikipedia
Decoration Day — Decora′tion Day n. mil former name of Memorial Day 1) … From formal English to slang
