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battlemented

adj. protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through

castellated, castled, crenelated, crenellated

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

bastioned, fortified

adj. secured with bastions or fortifications

burglarproof, burglar-proof

adj. secure against burglary

covert

adj. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; " a woman covert"

moated

adj. protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water

safe, sheltered, unexposed

adj. protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor"

shielded

adj. (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury

snug

adj. offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

stormproof, storm-proof

adj. protected against or able to withstand storms

weatherproof

adj. able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"

flamboyant, aureate, showy, florid

adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco

adj. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

busy, fussy

adj. overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"

chichi, dressy

adj. in fancy clothing

crackle

adj. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"

damascene, damascened

adj. (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"

damask

adj. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"

elaborate, intricate

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

crenelate, crenellate, indented, crenelated, crenellated, embattled

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

lacy, lacelike

adj. made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

puff, full, puffed

adj. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

rococo

adj. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

vermiculate, vermicular, vermiculated

adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

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