verb
definition
To adorn; to honour.
adjective
definition
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
definition
Flashy, flowery or showy
definition
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
Examples of ornate in a Sentence
The church of St Stephen, outside the town, retains its ornate Norman font.
After parking his vehicle—no easy chore with the summer traffic—he entered the beautiful and ornate Victorian hotel.
The chapter-house, a magnificent ornate building, was built during the same period.
The stranger wore well-spun clothing and carried ornate weapons with bejeweled hilts.
The fireplace was framed by the most ornate mantel I had ever seen.
The church of St Andrew retains some ornate Norman work, but is mainly a Perpendicular reconstruction.
The stalls, especially the towering corner-stalls with their ornate carving filled with figures, in Amiens Cathedral are very fine; they date from 1508-1520.
Maria della Misericordia is an ornate example of early Renaissance work.
The Persian variety of this art is more ornate, and less averse to representations of living beings.
Once inside the grand dining room your eye will be instantly drawn to the ornate golden ceiling.
It is not extremely ornate, formal or exotic.
It was introduced by two potters who had visited Kioto, and there observed the ornate methods so well illustrated in the wales of Awata and Kiyomizu.
The font of the logo went through minor evolutions over the years, becoming slightly more ornate.
Some options have ornate artwork while others offer clean, simple designs that are similar to company logos.
Crowned by three ornate domes and shimmering chandeliers, The Laurel Court provides the perfect backdrop for an elegant culinary experience.
Some of the more ornate designs feature so many strings and laces that your tan lines may wind up looking more like a road map.
When it comes to high fashion, everything is expensive, from the most ornate, floor length gown to the simplest pair of earrings.
More ornate styles may be beaded, sequined or metallic.
This is especially true when you are working with a very thin or small sash or a larger, thick or ornate sash.
Very ornate candle containers can look extremely dramatic and give a lovely and unusual candle glow, whereas many candle makers prefer plain candle containers as these let the natural beauty of the gel candle shine through.
Candlelight centerpieces can range from a small, warm, and inviting displays to a dramatic presentation with many candles and ornate accents.
This is an ideal project for beginners and the candle holders can be basic with only a few decorations or highly ornate.
Candle wreaths take a variety of forms, from wreaths made from leaves and flowers that are placed around a candle in a similar manner to a candle ring, through to large highly ornate wreaths that incorporate candle holders.
A red glass and brass pedestal candle holder with ornate brass circular designs surrounding a portion of the glass.
Unfortunately, the holiday season places many demands on time, and many crafters may find it challenging to complete a new tree skirt - particularly an ornate or complex design - in just a few weeks.
Each family places wrapped gifts in a large ornate bowl, and take turns retrieving presents.
Some of these displays are small; others are massive, with thousands of strings in ornate patterns.
The ornate gowns were heavy and often had many layers of petticoats and under skirts.
Upper class women wore ornate dresses and braided their long hair.
Someone who prefers her jewelry with a pattern might enjoy wearing a ring that's a bit more ornate.
Beaudry ring settings are lavishly ornate, featuring multiple accent stones in unusual configurations, including trapezoids, kite cuts, and mixed settings.
There are a wide range of styles of carved rings available from rings with subtle carvings to heavily ornate rings.
While ornate rings can be eye-catching, they also tend to be more expensive than simple gold or platinum bands.
The front has a large late Norman portal of four orders, with rich Early English arcading above; the nave arcade is ornate Norman.
Tong church, of fine early Perpendicular work, contains a remarkable series of ornate tombs, mainly of the 15th and 16th centuries, to members of the Vernon and Stanley families, former owners of the castle.
Opposite the town-hall is the smaller but extremely ornate Maison du Roi.
A careful exclusion of all Gallicisms, as a reaction against the French influences of the day, is one of the marked features of his style, which is not infrequently impassioned and eloquent, though at the same time cumbrous, involved and ornate.
There are beautiful remains of the priory church, chiefly Early English; but there is a chapter-house of ornate Norman work.
They include the Palacio Nacional or government buildings, Corinthian in style, the national library and museum, an ornate Renaissance structure, the barracks and the general post office.
Of the modern rooms, the House of Peers is a splendidly ornate chamber, 97 ft.
The remainder of the nave is Decorated, excepting the westernmost bay which is Perpendicular, as is the ornate west front with its graceful flanking towers.
This is a large rectangular room with two ornate fireplaces - French doors open onto the front lawns.
Outside are 10 acres of formal gardens and ornate fountains.
An ornate large gatepost can be seen on your left with ruins of farm buildings.
An 1876 drawing of the River Avon Bridge, showing the original ornate lattice girders.
This lovely Victorian child's underskirt made from white cotton was designed to be worn under a long and ornate christening gown.
The ornate ironwork of the sanctuary screen was formed out of yet more scrap.
Between is a priest's door with ornate molding and a Tudor head; lower jambs on both sides renewed in Victorian period.
Ornate prospect glasses, French lorgnettes and miniature spyglasses became all the rage in pre-Revolutionary France.
A ceramic mosaic of special design covered the floor of the new vestibule and the entrance was an ornate display of early English Architecture.