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Webster 1913 Edition


Rosette

Ro-sette

,
Noun.
[F., dim. of
rose
a rose. Cf.
Roset
.]
1.
An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, – used as an ornament or a badge.
2.
(Arch.)
An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration.
3.
A red color. See
Roset
.
4.
A rose burner. See under
Rose
.
5.
(Zool.)
(a)
Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of
Spicule
, and
Sand dollar
, under
Sand
.
(b)
A flowerlike color marking;
as, the
rosettes
on the leopard
.

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Rosette

Rosette

See also: rosette and rôsette

German

Noun

Rosette f (genitive Rosette, plural Rosetten)

  1. rosette, a shape like that of a rose
  2. (colloquial) the anus
  3. a small opening

rosette

rosette

See also: Rosette and rôsette

English

A rosette made of ribbon.
An architectural rosette.

Noun

rosette (plural rosettes)

  1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, used especially as an ornament or a badge.
  2. (architecture) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, much used in decoration.
  3. A red color.
  4. A rose burner.
  5. (botany) One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the base of a plant.
  6. (botany) A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in all directions for a short distance, producing a small round shape.
  7. (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.
  8. (zoology) A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard.
  9. A floral pattern in latte art.
  10. (medicine) A clustered formation of tumor cells.
  11. A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry, made using an iron, which resembles a rose blossom.

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French

Etymology

From rose + -ette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁozɛt/

Noun

rosette f (plural rosettes)

  1. rosette

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Italian

Noun

rosette f

  1. plural of rosetta

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