单词 | ornate |
释义 | ornate (ɔːʳneɪt ) adjective An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. ...an ornate iron staircase. ...the big dining-room with its massive fireplace and ornate ceiling. Synonyms: elaborate, fancy, decorated, detailed ornately adverb [usually ADVERB -ed] Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors. Collocations: ornate detail The original ceiling mouldings are the most ornate detail. Times, Sunday Times The white marble 18th-century confection features period art, ornate detail and 24-hour butler service. The Sun The ornate detail and appearance of the volumes suggests that they were created for a wealthy, literate man, though scholars can not be certain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ornate details abound, and include miniature stained-glass windows and a fantastic fireplace alcove in the sitting room. Times, Sunday Times Properties here are typically single-storey, smaller in scale and without the grandeur of the centro, but often with ornate detailing, tiled floors and a patio at the back. Times, Sunday Times The design was an oval with the denomination in large numerals in the center, surrounded by an ornate frame in a different color. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later in 1896, a new square design still featuring the coat of arms but with a more ornate frame was issued. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's a trend at the moment for artistically filling ornate frames with snapshots, ticket stubs and other such mementos to create an eclectic montage. Times, Sunday Times Older palaces and churches followed the new fashions, chiefly through the use of stucco, vivid frescoes and ornate furniture. The Times Literary Supplement He said the palace, built around a courtyard, had a monumental entrance and ornate furniture and tiles, and was ten times the size of ordinary homes of the period. Times, Sunday Times Art goods such as jade carvings, paintings, ornate furniture and metal ornaments were also circulated through kingdoms, and local areas amongst the elite classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ornate room was lit up by a battery of flashes from photographers' cameras. The Sun It's now state-owned and renowned for its romantic setting, gorgeous grounds and ornate rooms. Times, Sunday Times It dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and there are some wonderfully ornate rooms. Times, Sunday Times Everything that leaps, flies or scuttles, everything that pounces, swims or creeps, finds a home in the ornate rooms of this palace, dedicated to the marvels of the natural world. Times, Sunday Times The family jokes that he might have won the battle, but they have been fighting it since, in a constant campaign to preserve the palace's 187 ornate rooms. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 装饰华丽的 Japanese: 凝った装飾を施した |
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