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ornate

[awr-neyt] / ɔrˈneɪt /


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There is a no-shoes policy in the office, the floor is lined with ornate rugs for socked feet, and a chef named Fausto serves lunch six days a week for its 250 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal

There, they broke into the ornate Apollo Room of the onetime palace and most-visited museum in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

The one thing of real value we had was a pair of ornate 15-inch-tall silver candlesticks.

From MarketWatch

Netherlandish painting is renowned, in part, for its masterly representation of fine fabrics, ornate glass and other sumptuous materials.

From The Wall Street Journal

The auction brochure described J Player & Son as a Coventry-based firm, known for complex and ornate timepieces.

From BBC