ornate
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A maximalist to the end, he likes things ornate.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
So some Angelenos are rankled by the fact that these ornate, historic lamps are spewing hospital light across the city that, in most other regards, cares about the way it looks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
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
She is more hesitant and exhausted, they said, drained after spending long hours in the cold halls and dark corridors of the ornate National Palace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Herr Thiessen has a constant stream of custom work and tells Mr. Barris as much, indicating a shelf of variants on the traditional cuckoo clock that range from simple to ornate.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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