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au·re·ate
\ˈȯrēə̇t also -ēˌāt; usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English aureat, from Medieval Latin aureatus decorated with gold, probably blend of Latin auratus decorated with gold, gilded, golden (from aurum gold + -atus -ate) and Latin aureus golden (from aurum gold) — more at oriole
1.
a. : golden in color
< her long aureate hair >
b. : marked by a golden brilliance : resplendent
< the sea lay shimmering in aureate splendor >
2. : marked by a style that is affected, grandiloquent, and heavily ornamental, that uses rhetorical flourishes excessively, and that often employs interlarded foreign words and phrases
< an early Renaissance poet using aureatelanguage > |