floriated
[flawr-ee-ey-tid, flohr-]
- made of or decorated with floral ornamentation: floriated design; floriated china.
Also flo·ri·ate [flawr-ee-it, -eyt, flohr-] /ˈflɔr i ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈfloʊr-/.
Origin of floriated
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Historical Examples
The Comacine intreccio is there, but floriated and luxurious.
The Cathedral BuildersLeader Scott
Her crown was of floriated trefoils surmounting a band of rubies.
Figures of EarthJames Branch Cabell
Later, the head, although still retained, was enveloped in floriated ornament and the cherub became unrecognizable.
Chats on Old ClocksArthur Hayden
This lantern clock, with brass dial and fine fretwork with floriated design, is inscribed Humphry Mills at Edinburgh fecit.
Chats on Old ClocksArthur Hayden
The long gargoyles projecting horizontally on either side of the roof, and the floriated cross on the apex, are worth notice.
Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark CathedralGeorge Worley
floriated
floreated
- architect having ornamentation based on flowers and leaves
Word Origin
C19: from Latin flōs flower
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