aureate
[awr-ee-it, -eyt]
adjective
golden or gilded.
brilliant; splendid.
characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking.
Origin of aureate
1400–50; late Middle English aureat < Late Latin aureātus decorated with gold, equivalent to Latin aure(us) golden, of gold (aur(um) gold + -eus adj. suffix) + -ātus -ate1
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Historical Examples of aureate
It was after the Restoration that the aureate earth at Kinneff was dug up.
The Spell of ScotlandKeith Clark
As though spellbound, Chichikov sat in an aureate world of ever-growing dreams and fantasies.
Dead SoulsNikolai Vasilievich Gogol
And just across the area the sun was already beginning to wash all the roofs with its aureate light.
The Rich Little Poor BoyEleanor Gates
The golden statue veered in the changing breeze, menacing many points on the horizon with its aureate arrow.
Sixes and SevensO. Henry
Caiques carrying merchants to their homes somewhere along the upper shores were burnished with the aureate hue.
The Ship DwellersAlbert Bigelow Paine
aureate
adjective
Word Origin for aureate
C15: from Late Latin aureātus gilded, from Latin aureus golden, from aurum gold
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