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ornate (adj.)

"ornamented, artistically finished, decorated; decorous," c. 1400, from Latin ornatus "fitted out, furnished, supplied; adorned, decorated, embellished," past participle of ornare "adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "row, rank, series, arrangement" (see order (n.)). Earliest reference is to literary style. Related: Ornately; ornateness.

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Definitions of ornate from WordNet

ornate (adj.)
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton;
Synonyms: flowery
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