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Ornate

Ornate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ornate? [adj] rich in decorative detail [adj] marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ornate: adorned \| decorated \| embellished \| flowery \| ornamented \| rhetorical Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ornate: adorned \| arabesque \| aureate \| baroque \| befrilled \| busy \| chichi \| colored \| decorated \| elaborate \| elegant \| embellished \| embroidered \| fancy \| festooned \| figurative \| figured \| fine \| flamboyant \| florid \| flowery \| frilly \| fussy \| gilded \| high-wrought \| labored \| luscious \| lush \| luxuriant \| luxurious \| moresque \| opulent \| ostentatious \| overcharged \| overdone \| overelaborate \| overelegant \| overlabored \| overloaded \| overworked \| overwrought \| picturesque \| pretty-pretty \| purple \| resplendent \| rich \| rococo \| sumptuous See Also \| Ornate In Webster's Dictionary \Ornate"\, a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.] 1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. ``So bedecked, ornate, and gay.'' --Milton. 2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric. --Milton. \Ornate"\, v. t. To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. --Latimer.

Ornate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ornate?

[adj] rich in decorative detail
[adj] marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton

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Ornate In Webster's Dictionary

\Or*nate"\, a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.]
1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. ``So bedecked, ornate, and
   gay.'' --Milton.

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition.

         A graceful and ornate rhetoric.       --Milton.


\Or*nate"\, v. t.
To adorn; to honor. [R.]

      They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.
                                               --Latimer.

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