Meaning of AUREATE
Pronunciation: | | 'oreeit
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- [adj] having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
- [adj] elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
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| Synonyms: | | chromatic, fancy, flamboyant, florid, gilded, gilt, gold, golden, showy |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Au"re*ate\, a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr.
aurum gold.]
Golden; gilded. --Skelton.
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