All 10 Uses of

elaborate

in

The Scarlet Pimpernel

With one hand buried in the capacious pockets of his corduroys underneath his elaborately-worked, well-worn smock, the other holding his long clay pipe, Mr. Hempseed sat there looking dejectedly across the room at the rivulets of moisture which trickled down the window panes.
Chpt 2

elaborately = with much detail or complexity

"So this is England," she said, as she looked round with childlike curiosity at the great hearth, the oak rafters, and the yokels with their elaborate smocks and jovial, rubicund, British countenances.
Chpt 3

elaborate = having details and complexity

"Monsieur," he said, prefixing his little speech with an elaborate bow, and speaking in broken English, "my mother, the Comtesse de Tournay de Basserive, has offenced Madame, who, I see, is your wife."
Chpt 6

Blakeney slowly rose to his feet, and, making a deep and elaborate bow before his wife, he said with consummate gallantry,— "I had the pick of the market, Madame, and my taste is unerring."
Chpt 6

he opened the coffee-room door for her, and made her the most approved and elaborate bow, which the fashion of the time dictated,
Chpt 6

Distinguished men, beautiful women, notabilities from every European country had already filed past him, had exchanged the elaborate bows and curtsies with him, which the extravagant fashion of the time demanded, and then, laughing and talking, had dispersed in the ball, reception, and card rooms beyond.
Chpt 11 *

elaborate = with many details or features

And with a deep and elaborate bow and another look at the clock, Chauvelin glided out of the room.
Chpt 14

elaborate = having details and complexity

"Chauvelin," she said, as he stopped on the top of the stairs, bowing elaborately before her, "my coach is outside; may I claim your arm?"
Chpt 15

elaborately = with much detail or complexity

He had evidently been much startled when he heard who his lady visitor was, for he looked anxiously—even suspiciously—at Marguerite, whilst performing the elaborate bows before her, which the rigid etiquette of the time demanded.
Chpt 20

elaborate = having details and complexity

Marguerite had laid aside every vestige of nervousness; she was perfectly calm, and having returned the young man's elaborate salute, she began very calmly,— "Sir Andrew, I have no desire to waste valuable time in much talk."
Chpt 20

Definitions:

(1) (elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan)
add details or explain in detail
(2) (elaborate as in: an elaborate design)
having details and complexity -- sometimes fancy or ornate
Depending upon it's context, this sense of elaborate can additionally imply that details make something either:
- more special than others of its kind in a good way
or:
- more complicated than necessary in a bad way
(3) (elaborate as in: an elaborate wink)
to exaggerate an action

At times, this sense of elaborate can further imply that an action was exaggerated by prolonging it (performing it more slowly than normal).
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)