Both Uses of
ornate
in
White: The Great Pursuit
- They entered through large double doors into an atrium, empty except for an ornately carved black desk and yet one more of the bronze statues of Teel eh.†
Chpt 13ornately = with much decorative detail
- No ornate desks or candlesticks here, just books, many more than Thomas had imagined.†
Chpt 13 *ornate = having lots of decorative detail
Definition:
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)
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)