ornate
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The shrine is the ornate burial place of Ali -- the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law, the fourth Islamic caliph and the first Shia Imam.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
“I was there, and I was a pop star — my thing was wearing ornate halos all the time,” you might say.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The palazzo is filled with ornate wall coverings and moldings, rococo furniture and artworks, and marble floors with intricately detailed inlays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Stasevska, 41, walks from the ornate foyer of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with its emerald green carpets and gleaming chandeliers, to the more ordinary hallways and cubicles of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
His ornate turban changed colors, the folds cycling through peacock blues and sherbet oranges and butter yellows, while its tiny diamonds caught the moonlight.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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