Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.
decor, décor (n.)
is a French word meaning “the scheme of decoration (of a room).” It’s in divided usage in both spelling (either with or without the acute accent mark) and pronunciation (either with the main stress on the second syllable, approximating the French sound, dai-KOR, or with the stress anglicized to fall on the first syllable: DAI-kor).
