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Naked of medals, garlands, or charm — just the thing, standing there.
means Lacking any ornament, embellishment, award, or added flourish; plain by design or by default.
from From Latin decorare, to adorn or grace, with the prefix un- slamming the door on all that adornment.
Double dutyMeans plain surfaces or a soldier without medals.
Design creedModernists called undecorated honest, even moral.
GrammarDecorate undone: the un- negates a past act.