redecorationn.
/ˌriːdɛkəˈreɪʃn/, /riːˌdɛkəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriˌdɛkəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of redecorating; a new decoration.
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1842 Times 22 Jan. 4/6 St. George's-hall, which is 200 feet long, and where the grand banquet is to take place, has undergone a thorough cleansing and re-decoration.
1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. ii. ii. 98 To survey the neglected north rooms, with a view to their redecoration.
1881 Athenæum 30 Apr. 599/3 The projects for the re~decoration of the dome of St. Paul's.
1935 Art Digest 15 Jan. 9/1 The Gallery of Living Art at New York University..has reopened after redecoration.
1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 912 From the toils of redecorations and rethinkings has emerged a fine, comfortable and neatly kept inn.
2006 N.Y. Mag. 13 Mar. 104/1 While most stagers simply conceal clutter and reconfigure furnishings, Centrone does a simple but thorough redecoration to create a well-proportioned space.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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