rosette

== English == === Alternative forms === roset (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French rosette (in sense 15) and (modern) French rosette. By surface analysis, rose +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈzɛt/ (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈzɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === rosette (plural rosettes) (architecture) An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes. (architecture, now uncommon) A rose window. 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). 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). (music) A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar. A red color. Synonym: roset A rose burner. (botany) One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the base of a plant. (botany) A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in all directions for a short distance, producing a small round shape. (zoology) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. (zoology) A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard. A floral pattern in latte art. Synonym: rosetta (medicine) A clustered formation of tumor cells. (cooking) A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry, made using an iron, which resembles a rose blossom. (cooking) A rose shape piped using frosting, most commonly buttercream. A form of knot. A disc formed by throwing water on molten metal. [from 1609] Synonym: rondelle (oceanography) A rosette sampler. (pathology) Synonym of worm-star. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rose ==== Translations ==== === References === “rosette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === tetrose == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French rosette. By surface analysis, rose +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁo.zɛt/ === Noun === rosette f (plural rosettes) rosette (music) rosette (decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar) a french saucisson originating from Lyon the rosy footman an insignia worn by officers of the Légion d'Honneur ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: rozeta → Turkish: rozet === Further reading === “rosette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === tétrose == Italian == === Noun === rosette f plural of rosetta === Anagrams === estorte, resetto, resettò, setterò, settore, testerò, testore == Middle French == === Alternative forms === rosete === Etymology === Inherited from Old French rosete. By surface analysis, rose +‎ -ette. === Noun === rosette f (plural rosettes) diminutive of rose rosette (ornamental imitation of a rose) red spot ==== Descendants ==== French: rosette → English: rosette === References === rosette on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)