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ornate |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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