Florate

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral. rare

    "We turn to Parker's Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1738. On the title page is a quaint woodcut of Mr. Parker partly encircled by a florate border. More interesting is a stamp tax impressed at the lower right hand corner of the title page."

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"We turn to Parker's Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1738. On the title page is a quaint woodcut of Mr. Parker partly encircled by a florate border. More interesting is a stamp tax impressed at the lower right hand corner of the title page."

Etymology

From Latin flōs, flōris (“flower, blossom”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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