All 6 Uses of
ornate
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The polished wooden box was about the size of a shoebox and had ornate hinges.†
Chpt 43-44 *
- But I've never seen one so ornate and large.†
Chpt 47-48
- On a low, ornate altar in the center of the circle lay a man.†
Chpt 73-74
- Written in ornate penmanship was another four-line verse.†
Chpt 77-78
- Running his finger across the inlaid Rose, he lifted the ornate lid.†
Chpt 89-90
- The pillar on the left was carved with simple, vertical lines, while the pillar on the right was embellished with an ornate, flowering spiral.†
Chpt 103-104
Definition:
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(ornate) of a thing: having lots of decorative detail
of speech: more complicated than necessary because of unusual words and phrases (fans might call it flowery or finely finished, but most would call it too complicated or showy)