noun
decorations; ornaments; offerings
Polite noun for decorations or offerings, often used for seasonal displays or ceremonial items. The gloss 'mere window dressing' reflects a figurative use implying something is only for show.
正月には玄関にお飾りを飾ります。
We put up New Year decorations at the entrance.
この政策は単なるお飾りに過ぎない。
This policy is nothing more than mere window dressing.
飾り is the base noun meaning 'decoration' or 'ornament'. お飾り adds the honorific prefix お, making it more polite and often used in formal or ceremonial contexts.
Polite form of 飾り (decoration) with the honorific prefix お. The figurative sense 'mere window dressing' is a natural extension.