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ornamented

[awr-nuh-men-tid, -muhn-] / ˈɔr nəˌmɛn tɪd, -mən- /






ADJECTIVE
painted
Synonyms




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Rondeau ornamented it so elaborately — though, still, so unshowily — that it felt like yet another variation.

From New York Times

When early humans first ornamented themselves with stones or seashells, they invented glittering status symbols to evoke admiration and/or envy.

From Los Angeles Times

We accompany the twosome through dense thickets, and some clunky dialogue, ornamented with ominous portents.

From New York Times

The playthings form elaborately ornamented chateaus, skyscrapers taller than most children, rudimentary cabins, houses of worship with gilded finials, gas stations, bunkers and intergalactic transit hubs.

From New York Times

She characterized the difference between the aesthetics she grew up with and what’s popular in design magazines as “Versailles versus Eames,” jokingly pitting the excessively ornamented French palace against the iconic modernist designer.

From Los Angeles Times