Definition of ornate
1
: marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style
is clear and simple rather than ornate and pompous — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2
: elaborately or excessively decorated
an ornate mantle an ornate townhouse ornate chandeliers
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The first known use of ornate was in the 15th century
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