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palmette

palmette noun: a motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.

palmette: a motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree
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Noun

palmette (plural palmettes)

  1. A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.
    Synonyms:
    anthemion

Synonyms of palmette

Forms of palmette

pluralpalmettes

Origin of palmette

From French palmette. By surface analysis, palm + -ette.

Questions about palmette

What does palmette mean?
Palmette means a motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.
What part of speech is palmette?
Palmette is a noun.
What is the plural of palmette?
The plural of palmette is palmettes.

Words near palmette in the dictionary

  1. palmerworm
  2. palmerworms
  3. palmery
  4. palmestry
  5. palmetoic
  6. palmette
  7. palmettes
  8. palmetto
  9. Palmetto Bay
  10. palmetto bug
  11. palmetto bugs

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