English Dictionary: ornate | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for ornate | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ornate \Or*nate"\, a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.] 1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. [bd]So bedecked, ornate, and gay.[b8] --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. |