Sentence:  As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate <WSD>vermiculations</WSD> of what some disrespectfully dubbed as "near-aissance." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A pattern of irregular wavy lines resembling worms or their casts or tracks, found on the plumage of birds, used to decorate artworks and buildings, etc. (from early 17th c.)