What does "ornate" mean?
Ornate: Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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