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Another word for ornate

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Adjective

  1. Elaborately and heavily ornamented

    See also:

    plain

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Another word for ornate

Modifier

  1. Highly decorated

    See also:

    elaborate

  2. Referring to writing or speech

    See also:

    elegant

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Sentence Examples

  • The church of St Stephen, outside the town, retains its ornate Norman font.

  • muliebri ornate in Tacitus), and in middle high German by Hartungen.

  • After parking his vehicle—no easy chore with the summer traffic—he entered the beautiful and ornate Victorian hotel.

  • The church of St Andrew retains some ornate Norman work, but is mainly a Perpendicular reconstruction.

  • The chapter-house, a magnificent ornate building, was built during the same period.

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