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ornate
/ɔɹˈneɪt/
adj 3verb 1
Collocations
3(adj.)
VERBS
be
ADV
highly, richly, very | quite, rather
Definitions
adj
1
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ;[…]. 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 vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “near-aissance.”
2
Flashy, flowery or showy.
3
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
a graceful and ornate rhetoric
verb
1
To adorn or honour (someone or something).
And truely thoſe that lyue in the feare of god, (conſydering that they ſerue not only their carnal maiſters, but God hymſelfe,) they be in a good caſe: but they may not bee eye ſeruauntes. […] Saincte Paule woulde haue them to lyue ſo, that they maye ornate and ſanctifye the name of God.
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Synonyms
adjective — marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ;[…]. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might
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a graceful and ornate rhetoric
Wiktionary03
And truely thoſe that lyue in the feare of god, (conſydering that they ſerue not only their carnal maiſters, but God hymſelfe,) they be in a good caſe: but they may not bee eye ſeruauntes. […] Saincte
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That ornate silver platter is my favorite!
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The loaf of bread was adorned with ornate tiny squirrels.
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If you look up, you'll see ornate decorations all over the vault of the church.
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