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ornate

or.nate \o.r-'na-t\ aj [ME ornat, fr. L ornatus, pp. of ornare to furnish 
   embellish;] akin to L ordinare to order - more at ORDAIN 1: marked by 
   elaborate rhetoric or florid style  2: elaborately or excessively decorated 
    - or.nate.ly av