AUREATE
aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden
(adjective) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; ālong aureate (or golden) hairā; āa gold carpetā
aureate, florid, flamboyant
(adjective) elaborately or excessively ornamented; āflamboyant handwritingā; āthe senatorās florid speechā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aureate (comparative more aureate, superlative most aureate)
Golden in color or shine.
(rhetoric) Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.
Source: Wiktionary
Au"re*ate, a. Etym: [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr. aurum gold.]
Definition: Golden; gilded. Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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