Aureate \Au"re*ate\, a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr.
aurum gold.]
Golden; gilded. --Skelton.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
aureate
adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant
handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: florid,
flamboyant, showy]
2: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long
aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: gilded,
gilt, gold, golden]
WordNet (r) 2.0
|
|
|