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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Decoration Day.
 
May 30th; set apart in the United States for decorating the graves of those who fell in the “War of the Union” (1861–5).   1
 


 Décolleté [da-coal-ta].Decoy Duck. 

 
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