noun
ornament; decoration; adornment
Archaic noun; not used in modern Japanese. Found in classical texts or historical descriptions.
古い文献では、祭りの「栄」として飾りを指すことがある。
In old documents, 栄 can refer to decorations as festival ornaments.
飾り is the modern common word for ornament or decoration, while 栄 (はやし) is archaic and rarely used today.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 栄 is conventionally associated with flourishing or glory, but its use for 'ornament' is archaic and not clearly explained.