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rosette

Meaning

  1. An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
  2. (uncommon) An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
  3. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially:
  4. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially:
  5. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially:
  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.

Frequency

40k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹəʊˈzɛt/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Iranian *wardahder.? Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.? Latin rosalbor. Old French rose Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French rosete Middle French rosettebor. Middle French rosette French rosetteinflu. English rosette Borrowed from Middle French rosette (in sense 15) and (modern) French rosette.

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