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Definition
of a thing: having lots of decorative detail
of speech: more complicated than necessary because of unusual words and phrases (fans might call it flowery or finely finished, but most would call it too complicated or showy)
of speech: more complicated than necessary because of unusual words and phrases (fans might call it flowery or finely finished, but most would call it too complicated or showy)
- For my birthday he gave me a delicate music box with an ornate sculpture of a mother cradling a baby in her arms.
- She and Fereshteh went off to a large ornate casket in an adjoining chamber.
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