Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ornate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ornate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ornate \Or*nate"\, v. t.
To adorn; to honor. [R.]
They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.
--Latimer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ornate
adj 1: rich in decorative detail [syn: {embellished}, {ornamented}]
2: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative
details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out
of the rule of Plato"-John Milton [syn: {flowery}]
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