All 17 Uses
ornate
in
A Dance With Dragons
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- In Westeros, it might have been called an oxcart, though it was a deal more ornate than any cart that Quentyn had ever seen in Dome, and lacked an ox.†
p. 95.3 *ornate = having lots of decorative detail
- Not far from Fishermonger's Square and the Merchant's House, shouts erupted from a cross street, and a dozen Unsullied spearmen in ornate armor and tiger-skin cloaks appeared as if from nowhere, waving everyone aside so the triarch could pass through atop his elephant.†
p. 100.8
- "My lord," said Ser Marlon, in his ornate silver armor, "will you permit me to ask a few questions of Lord Davos?"†
p. 272.9
- The square was dominated by a white marble statue of a headless man in impossibly ornate armor, astride a warhorse similarly arrayed.†
p. 312.3
- All were long-faced and long-legged, and the stilts built into the legs of their ornate armor made them longer still.†
p. 354.9
- Fountains splashed and sang in the centers of wide squares, where men sat at stone tables, moving cyvasse pieces and sipping wine from glass flutes as slaves lit ornate lanterns to hold the dark at bay.†
p. 386.4
- Farther on, they fell in behind a smaller elephant, white as old bone and pulling an ornate cart.†
p. 388.2
- He pointed at the steps, where a line of men in ornate armor and orange cloaks stood before the temple's doors, clasping spears with points like writhing flames.†
p. 389.6
- Ser Jorah produced his pair of gloves, and slapped them down on the table beside the other gifts the widow had received this morning: a silver goblet, an ornate fan carved of jade leaves so thin they were translucent, and an ancient bronze dagger marked with runes.†
p. 401.9
- The three remaining fiery fingers lit the nightfire as the sun went down, but they wore their ornate armor as they led the crew in prayer, and their spears were close at hand.†
p. 586.9
- A female voice this time; a girl, short, with a thick waist and heavy bosom, clad in ornate armor.†
p. 678.9
- At the base of the Great Pyramid, Ser Barristan awaited them beside an ornate open palanquin, surrounded by Brazen Beasts.†
p. 753.2
- Irri and Jhiqui followed ahorse, with Aggo and Rakharo, then Reznak in an ornate sedan chair with an awning to keep the sun off his head.†
p. 755.1
- One slaver wore a tokar of maroon silk fringed with gold, one a striped tokar of teal and orange, the third an ornate breastplate inlaid with erotic scenes done in jet and jade and mother-of-pearl.†
p. 861.4
- The priest hung the lantern from a hook, slipped a hand inside his robe, and produced an ornate key.†
p. 920.8
- His left greave did not match his right, his gorget was spotted with rust, his vambraces rich and ornate, inlaid with niello flowers.†
p. 950.8
- Besides, though the ornate dragon's wings that adorned the helm were splendid to look upon, they could too easily catch a sword or axe.†
p. 963.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(ornate) highly decorative or elaborate in style — whether in appearance (with lots of detail) or in language that sounds flowery and overly complicated
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)