aureate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔːɹiːət/

Adjective

aureate

1. Golden in color or shine.
   • 14th–15th century, John Lydgate, A Balade in Commendation of Our Lady, lines 12–14:

     O wynd of grace, now blowe into my saile, / O auriat lycour of Clyo, for to wryte / Mi penne enspire of that I wold indite#Verb|endyte.

2. (rhetoric) Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.

Related terms

• auric
• aurous

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