floreated
Britishadjective
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Now that it is bereft of its lofty roof it has acquired something rather Venetian and surprising in its appearance, with its long façades pierced with uninterrupted rows of floreated pointed arches.
From War by Pierre Loti
It was all floreated and meandering design; the motive reminding one of the pine-apple and the acanthus, or of vine stems meeting or parting, but never anything naturalistic for a moment.
From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford
A band of exquisite floreated carving in high relief fills the long, narrow, horizontal panel between the consoles.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
One notices with admiration the beautiful brass andirons and fire set, and with interest the floreated cast-iron fireback.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
Many of them were very ornamental in shape, highly decorated with miniatures and floreated embellishment, the monogram or name of the owner often being added.
From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess
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