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• Ornate style — Nike des Paionios Reicher Stil bezeichnet in der griechischen Kunst eine Stilform, die etwa in den Jahren 430 410 v. Chr. aufkam und bis ca. 370 v. Chr reichte. Im Grunde bedeutet sie eine Art Manierismus der spätklassischen Zeit.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• ornate style — florid style, flamboyant and pretentious phrasing …   English contemporary dictionary

• ornate — ornate, rococo, baroque, flamboyant, florid can all mean elaborately and often pretentiously decorated or designed. Ornate is applicable to anything heavily adorned or ornamented or conspicuously embellished {an ornate style of architecture} {the …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• ornate — ornately, adv. ornateness, n. /awr nayt /, adj. 1. elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa. 2. embellished with rhetoric; florid or high flown: an ornate style of writing. [1375… …   Universalium

• Ornate — Or*nate , a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.] 1. Elaborately adorned or decorated; beautifully sumptuous. So bedecked, ornate, and gay. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. [1913 Webster] A graceful and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ornate — (adj.) early 15c., from L. ornatus adorned, pp. of ornare adorn, fit out, from stem of ordo order (see ORDER (Cf. order)). Earliest reference is to literary style. Related: Ornately …   Etymology dictionary

• style — n. manner of expression 1) to develop; polish, refine one s style 2) an affected; classic, classical; elegant; flowery, ornate; pedestrian; plain; vigorous style manner of acting 3) to cramp smb. s style 4) an abrasive; grand style 5) in (a)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• ornate — or|nate [ ɔr neıt ] adjective 1. ) decorated with complicated patterns or shapes: the ornate palace gates 2. ) using unusual words and complicated sentences: a somewhat ornate prose style ╾ or|nate|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ornate — UK [ɔː(r)ˈneɪt] / US [ɔrˈneɪt] adjective 1) decorated with complicated patterns or shapes the ornate palace gates 2) using unusual words and complicated sentences a rather ornate prose style Derived word: ornately adverb …   English dictionary

• ornate — adjective Etymology: Middle English ornat, from Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order more at order Date: 15th century 1. marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style 2. elaborately or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flowery style — ornate style, overly decorative style …   English contemporary dictionary