All 3 Uses of
ornate
in
The Odyssey
- A herald placed an ornate lyre in Phemius' hands,
the bard who always performed among them there;
they forced the man to sing.†p. 82.6 *ornate = having lots of decorative detail
- She heard my voice,
she opened her gleaming doors at once and stepped forth,
inviting me in, and in I went, all anguish now ...
She led me in to sit on a silver-studded chair,
ornately carved, with a stool to rest my feet.†p. 240.4ornately = with much decorative detail
- The bathing finished, rubbing me sleek with oil,
throwing warm fleece and a shirt around my shoulders,
she led me in to sit on a silver-studded chair,
ornately carved, with a stool to rest my feet.†p. 241.9
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)