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Webster 1913 Edition
decore
de-core′
(dē̍-kōr′)
, Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
décorer
. See Decorate
.] To decorate; to beautify.
[Obs.]
To
decore
and beautify the house of God. E. Hall.
Definition 2024
decore
decore
English
Verb
decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)
- (transitive) To remove the core from.
- to decore a cabbage
Etymology 2
Compare French décorer. See decorate.
Verb
decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)
Latin
Adverb
decōrē (comparable decōrius, superlative decōrissimē)
Related terms
References
- decore in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decore in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “decore”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.