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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aureate \Au"re*ate\, adjective [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr. aurum gold.] Golden; gilded. --Skelton. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aureate
adjective
1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {florid}, {flamboyant}, {showy}]
2: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {gilded}, {gilt}, {gold}, {golden}]
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