1. orno — Lewis & Short
orno, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of the
I perf. ORNAVET, Column. Rostr.; v. infra), v. a. perh. root var-, cover; Sanscr. varna-, color, to fit out, furnish, provide with necessaries; to equip, to get ready, prepare (class.; syn. exorno, concinno).
I In gen.:
age nunc, orna te,Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 10:
prandium domi,id. Rud. 1, 2, 53: ornatur ferro Enn. ap. Gell. 16, 10 (Ann. v. 190 Vahl.):
aliquem armis,Verg. A. 12, 344:
decemviros apparitoribus, scribis, librariis, praeconibus, architectis, praeterea mulis, tabernaculis, centuriis, supellectili,Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32:
aliquem pecuniā,Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 3: CLASESQVE-NAVALES-PRIMOS-ORNAVET, fitted out, Column. Rostr.:
maximas classes,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 9; cf. Liv. 9, 30:
naves,id. 40, 26:
convivium,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44:
copias omnibus rebus,id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 20:
provincias,to furnish money, arms, and attendants to governors setting out for their provinces, id. Att. 3, 24, 1; id. ib. 4, 18, 2; Liv. 40, 36, 5; so,
consules,id. ib.—Hence, to trim, provide with oil:
lampades,Vulg. Matt. 25, 7.—
II In partic., to ornament, adorn, embellish, deck, set off.
A Lit.:
Italiam ornare quam domum suam, maluit: quamquam, Italiā ornatā, domus ipsa mihi videtur ornatior,Cic. Off. 2, 22, 76:
scuta ad forum ornandum,Liv. 9, 40:
cornua sertis,Verg. A. 7, 488:
monilia collum,Ov. M. 5, 52.—Of dressing the hair, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:
capillos,id. ib. 2, 7, 23; Prop. 1, 2, 1.—
B Trop., to adorn, decorate, set off; to commend, praise, extol; to honor, show honor to, distinguish:
aliquid magnificentius augere atque ornare,Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 94:
seditiones ipsas,id. ib. 2, 28, 124:
aliquem suis sententiis,id. Fam. 15, 4, 11: dicere, laudandum adulescentem, ornandum, tollendum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1:
civitatem omnibus rebus,Caes. B. G. 7, 33:
aliquem maximis beneficiis,Cic. Att. 6, 1, 5:
aliquem laudibus,id. Phil. 2, 11, 25:
egressum alicujus frequentiā suā,id. Pis. 13, 31:
candidatum suffragio,Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 8: aliquem ornare, to bestow honor upon, advance to honor, Cic. Fam. 1, 1:
hederā poëtam,Verg. E. 7, 25.—Ironically:
ornatus esses,would have been rewarded, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 22.—Hence, ornātus, a, um, P. a.
A Fitted out, furnished, provided with necessaries, equipped, accoutred, splendidly furnished (class.;
syn.: instructus, praeditus): sapiens plurimis artibus instructus et ornatus,Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 112:
scutis telisque parati ornatique,id. Caecin. 21, 60:
equus ornatus,Liv. 27, 19:
elephantus,Nep. Hann. 3, 4:
naves paratissimae, atque omni genere armorum ornatissimae,Caes. B. G. 3, 14:
fundus,Cic. Quint. 31, 98:
Graecia copiis non instructa solum, sed etiam ornata,not provided merely, but also splendidly furnished, id. Phil. 10, 4, 9.—Transf.:
ingenio bono,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 89.—
B In partic., ornamented, adorned, decked, decorated, embellished, handsome, ornate:
sepulcrum floribus ornatum,Cic. Fl. 38, 95.—Comp.:
nihil ornatius,Cic. Sen. 16, 57.—Esp., adorned with all good qualities, excellent, distinguished, eminent, illustrious:
lectissimus atque ornatissimus adulescens,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29:
in dicendo,id. de Or. 1, 10, 42; id. ib. 1, 11, 49:
homo ornatissimus loco, ordine, nomine, virtute, ingenio, copiis,honored, respected, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 127:
ornati elaboratique versus,embellished, id. Or. 11, 36:
oratio,id. de Or. 1, 12, 50:
locus ad dicendum ornatissimus,admirably adapted, id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1.—Hence, adv.: ornātē, with ornament, ornamentally, ornately, elegantly (class.):
dicere,Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53:
apte, distincte, ornate dicere,id. Off. 1, 1, 2.—Comp.:
causas agere ornatius,Cic. Fam. 9, 21, 1.—Sup.:
causam ornatissime et copiosissime defendere,Cic. Brut. 5, 21.