rosette
nounUK /ɹəʊˈzɛt/ · US /ɹoʊˈzɛt/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French rosette (in sense 15) and (modern) French rosette. By surface analysis, rose + -ette.
20 senses
- 1An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on…
- 2A rose window.
- 3A rose-shaped arrangement awarded as a prize won in a…
- 4A rose-shaped badge of support or membership (e.g., of a…
- 5A small rose-shaped ornament worn as a symbol of an…
- 6A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar.
- 7A red color.
- 8A rose burner.
- 9One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the…
- 10A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in…
- 11Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the…
- 12A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard.
- 13A floral pattern in latte art.
- 14A clustered formation of tumor cells.
- 15A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry…
- 16A rose shape piped using frosting, most commonly buttercream.
- 17A form of knot.
- 18A disc formed by throwing water on molten metal.
- 19A rosette sampler.
- 20Synonym of worm-star.
Architecture An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
Architecture Uncommon A rose window.
› An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or…
A rose-shaped arrangement awarded as a prize won in a competition (e.g., a horse show).
A rose-shaped badge of support or membership (e.g., of a political party).
A small rose-shaped ornament worn as a symbol of an honorific order or military decoration, typically presented with a medal or in place of a medal (e.g., as a lapel button).
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar.
A red color.
A rose burner.
A floral pattern in latte art.
Medicine, Sciences A clustered formation of tumor cells.
A form of knot.
A disc formed by throwing water on molten metal.
- It is a high rocke betweene two Bayes of the Sea, wherein the Copper is conioyned with the ſtone, very faire and very pure, ſuch as is that which is called Rozette Copper [translating cuivre de rozette].[1609, [Marc Lescarbot], translated by P[ierre] Erondelle, “The leauing of Port du Moutton: […]”, in Noua Francia: Or The Description of That Part of Neuu France, Which Is One Continent with Virginia. […], London: […] Georgii Bishop, page 13:
Geography, Natural sciences, Oceanography A rosette sampler.
- Derived terms
- Homer-Wright rosette, nanorosette, pseudorosette, rosette bok choy, rosette burner, rosetted, rosettelike, rosette sampler, rosette scan, rosette seeker, rosetting
- Related terms
- rose