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rosette

UK/ɹəʊˈzɛt/US/ɹoʊˈzɛt/

rosette noun: an element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.

rosette: an element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for...
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Noun

rosette (plural rosettes)

  1. An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
    1. (uncommon) A rose window.
  2. A rose-shaped arrangement awarded as a prize won in a competition (e.g., a horse show).
  3. A rose-shaped badge of support or membership (e.g., of a political party).
  4. 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).
  5. A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar.
  6. A red color.
    Synonyms:
    roset
  7. A rose burner.
  8. One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the base of a plant.
  9. A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in all directions for a short distance, producing a small round shape.
  10. Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins.
  11. A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard.
  12. A floral pattern in latte art.
    Synonyms:
    rosetta
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  1. A clustered formation of tumor cells.
  2. A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry, made using an iron, which resembles a rose blossom.
  3. A rose shape piped using frosting, most commonly buttercream.
  4. A form of knot.
  5. 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...
    Synonyms:
    rondelle
  6. A rosette sampler.
  7. Synonym of worm-star.
    Synonyms:
    worm-star

Proper noun capitalized: Rosette

Rosette

  1. A female given name from French.
    • The wedding of Miss Rosette Sipley Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ward Ford of Washington Avenue, to Arklay King of Garrison-on-the-Hudson took place in the Church of the Redeemer here to-day.1913 April 13, “Yesterday’s Weddings. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Josiane Hayat, a daughter of Rosette Hayat of Rego Park, Queens, and the late David Edouard Hayat of Alexandria, Egypt, was married yesterday to Dr. Peter Michael Gottesfeld, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gottesfeld of Teaneck, N.J., and Stockbridge, Mass.1985 September 2, “Josiane Hayat Is Bride of Dr. Peter Gottesfeld”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

rosette meaning in Tamil

rosette in Tamil

சதபத்திரவுரு, ரோசா இதழ் பான்ற அமைப்பு, உரோசாவிதழுரு, ராஜா வடிவ, காசினிக்கீரை

Examples of rosette in a sentence

  • The iron content of these growth habits varies as follows: plates and rosettes honeycomb cabbagehead.
  • It was worked separately from its foot but with its tabula which is decorated with a square, four-petaled rosette in relief.
  • They all bear meaningless legends interpuncted with rosettes and dots, signifying the initials of the jeton-master who produced them.

All 17 example sentences with rosette

Synonyms of rosette

Forms of rosette

pluralrosettes
alternative form (obsolete)roset

Plural of rosette: rosettes

Origin of rosette

Borrowed from Middle French rosette (in sense 15) and (modern) French rosette. By surface analysis, rose + -ette.

From French Rosette. By surface analysis, Rose + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Rosetta.

Words formed from rosette

Phrases with rosette

Words that rhyme with rosette

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Questions about rosette

What does rosette mean?
Rosette means an element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
What is rosette in Tamil?
Rosette in Tamil is சதபத்திரவுரு, ரோசா இதழ் பான்ற அமைப்பு, உரோசாவிதழுரு. See Rosette meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rosette?
Rosette can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rosette?
Rosette is pronounced /ɹəʊˈzɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of rosette?
The plural of rosette is rosettes.

Words near rosette in the dictionary

  1. rosets
  2. rosetta
  3. Rosetta Stone
  4. rosetta wood
  5. rosettas
  6. rosette
  7. rosette bok choy
  8. rosette burner
  9. rosette burners
  10. rosette sampler
  11. rosette samplers

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