All 4 Uses of
ornate
in
Throne of Glass
- On an ornate redwood throne sat a handsome young man.†
p. 5.9ornate = having lots of decorative detail
- She found herself torn between the hunting daggers and a lovely rapier with an ornate bell-guard.†
p. 81.5
- She was clad not in her usual white gown, but rather in a dark tunic and loose trousers, and she clutched an ornately carved wooden staff in one hand.†
p. 130.8 *ornately = with much decorative detail
- She peered at the other end of the massive hall; there were a few other grates just below the ceiling, though she could see no other squinting eyes beyond their ornate metalwork.†
p. 177.4ornate = 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)