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aureate

au·reate

UK/ˈɔːɹiːət/ uncommon

adjective

1.

elaborately or excessively ornamented

  • “flamboyant handwriting”
  • “the senator”
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2.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

  • “long aureate (or golden) hair”
  • “a gold carpet”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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