Decoration Day

English

Etymology

So called from the practice of decorating the military graves with flowers.

Noun

Decoration Day

  1. (US, dated) Memorial Day

References
  • Decoration Day in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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