decorum (de korum)

[F. décorum = Sp. Pg. It. decoro, The true Measure of Decorum most serviceable to the principal End. is that which is Stilling fleet , Sermons, III. ix. He kept with princes due decorum , Yet never stood in awe before 'em. Swift . Where there is any dependency among one another, they observe a great decorum, all rising up when a superior comes in. Pococke, Description of the East, I. 182. A first-rate beauty never studied the decorums of dre with more a iduity. Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, civ. 2. In general, fitne , suitablene , or propriety of nything, with respect to occasion, purpose, or use. découplé (dā-kö-plā'), a. [F., pp. of découpler, uncouple, decours (de-körz'), a. and n. [OF. decours, a running down, course, wane, decree, F. décours, wane, decrease, decourtt (de-kōrt'), v. t. [