decorative detail

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decorative
adjective
uk
/ˈdek.ər.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈdek.ər.ə.t̬ɪv/
made to ...
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detail
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.teɪl/us
/dɪˈteɪl/us
/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofdecorativeanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Lambs original proposal features ornate,decorativedetailthroughout the exterior.
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Much of the originaldecorativedetailinside the houses was lost at this time, though the exteriors generally remained unaltered.
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Apart from its main function, the headstock is an importantdecorativedetailof a guitar.
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The signaturedecorativedetailwas a bearded face mask appearing on the lower neck of the vessel.
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Thedecorativedetailrecedes in his late portraits, though the calculated precision remains.
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In addition, he also likely viewed the possibility of using many human figures indecorativedetailor to represent a general concept.
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The most striking feature of the district is the wealth and quality of terra cotta as a building material and fordecorativedetail.
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It differed much indecorativedetail, but little in form.
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The plinth has tracerydecorativedetailon each corner and flower motif in a band around the top.
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In both there is a notable absence ofdecorativedetailin the background.
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The interlocking boards extend past each other at the corners, forming adecorativedetail.
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He liked to fill his engravings withdecorativedetail, sometimes overloading the composition, and only slowly does a sense of volume or recession develop in his work.
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Indeed, the committee could not sufficiently praise the rejection of traditional forms and the absence of purely decorative details.
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Its plan form and tower are of an unusual and most effective design and the understated but thorough attention to thedecorativedetailof the interior is particularly interesting.
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All buildings follow this general typology, but the small decorative details in the faade depend on the building's significance and use.
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However, due to the greater sizes, he enhanced some decorative details, such as the ribbons hold by the angels.
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It further includes decorative details such as sculptures and frescos to prevent it from becoming monotonous.
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These works are lavishly ornate, with the female figures with proportionally short torsos, sometimes having an overabundance of decorative details.
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The homes varied in decorative details such as dormers and other exterior features.
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