a. [ L. orbatus, p. p. of orbare to bereave, fr. orbus bereaved of parents or children. See Orphan. ] Bereaved; fatherless; childless. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn. ] 1. Elaborately adorned or decorated; beautifully sumptuous. “So bedecked, ornate, and gay.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To adorn; to honor. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an ornate manner. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being ornate. [ 1913 Webster ]