ornate
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The paper had yellowed from age and the cursive was so ornate the words were hard to make out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
A maximalist to the end, he likes things ornate.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Tensions peaked recently at Baltimore’s ornate City Hall, where members of the all-Democratic City Council considered a proposal—which would require voter approval—to explicitly grant the inspector general access to records.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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
Dadi was at the table a minute or two later, holding a silver container with an ornate lid.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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