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rosette.

An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹəʊˈzɛt/UK/ɹoʊˈzɛt/US
  1. An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.

  2. An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes. A rose window.

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  3. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially: A rose-shaped arrangement awarded as a prize won in a competition (e.g., a horse show).

  4. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially: A rose-shaped badge of support or membership (e.g., of a political party).

  5. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially: 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).

  6. A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar.

  7. A red color.

  8. A rose burner.

  9. One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the base of a plant.

  10. A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in all directions for a short distance, producing a small round shape.

  11. Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins.

  12. A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard.

  13. A floral pattern in latte art.

  14. A clustered formation of tumor cells.

  15. A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry, made using an iron, which resembles a rose blossom.

  16. A rose shape piped using frosting, most commonly buttercream.

  17. A form of knot.

  18. A disc formed by throwing water on molten metal.

  19. A rosette sampler.

  20. Synonym of worm-star.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Iranian *wardahder.? Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.? Latin rosalbor. Old French rose Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French rosete Middle French rosettebor. ▲ French rosetteinflu. English rosette Borrowed from Middle French rosette (in sense 15) and (modern) French rosette. By surface analysis, rose + -ette.

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