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A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.countableuncountable
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Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.countablefigurativelyobsolete
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A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.countableuncountable
- For a time modern architects took a starkly functional approach to the design of houses, emphasizing clean, uncluttered lines and rejecting most forms of wall ornamentation as dust-catching gingerbread.
gingerbread
'dʒindʒәbred5 senses · 82 ms
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To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.idiomatictransitiveuncommon