Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Decorated with floral designs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
floreated .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Arch.) Having floral ornaments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective architecture Having
floral ornaments .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I will make a beautiful floriated letter, surrounded by an intricate border of flowers and birds, deer and exotic beasts.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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I will make a beautiful floriated letter, surrounded by an intricate border of flowers and birds, deer and exotic beasts.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Chunks of floriated stonework, carved in medieval times, lie scattered around churches, while empty cans and pigeon droppings litter once-magnificent buildings.
Preserving Famagusta 2008
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She wore long ruffled skirts, she wore denim skirts with floriated hems.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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She wore long ruffled skirts, she wore denim skirts with floriated hems.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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She wore long ruffled skirts, she wore denim skirts with floriated hems.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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In the entresol of this house was one of his finest treasures — a carved and floriated base bearing a tapering monolith some four feet high, crowned by the head of a peculiarly goatish Pan, by the side of which were the problematic remains of a lovely nude nymph — just the little feet broken off at the ankles.
The Financier 2004
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The furniture, of whatever wood it might be made, was almost invariably heavy, floriated, and cumbersome.
The Financier 2004
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The house that he occupied, of Venetian design, and four stories in height, bore many architectural marks of distinction, such as the floriated window, the door with the semipointed arch, and medallions of colored marble set in the walls.
The Financier 2004
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The spire, floriated richly and graduated with a precise symmetry, rises to an extreme altitude of 220 feet 6 inches.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 Various
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