flowery, ornate
(adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; “a flowery speech”; “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato”-John Milton
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate)
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
Flashy, flowery or showy
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
ornate (third-person singular simple present ornates, present participle ornating, simple past and past participle ornated)
(obsolete) To adorn; to honour.
• antero-, atoner, roneat, rotane, tenora
Source: Wiktionary
Or*nate", a. Etym: [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.
Or*nate", v. t.
Definition: To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
