rosette

¹

[ roh-zet ]

noun

1. any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
2. a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
3. Also an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
4. Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
5. a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
6. Metallurgy.
   1. any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
   2. a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
7. Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by the crowding of the foliage into circular clusters owing to a shortening of the internodes of stems or branches, caused by fungi, viruses, or nutritional deficiencies.
8. one of the compound spots on a leopard.

Rosette

²

[ roh-zet ]

noun

1. a female given name.

rosette

/ rəʊˈzɛt /

noun

1. a decoration or pattern resembling a rose, esp an arrangement of ribbons or strips formed into a rose-shaped design and worn as a badge or presented as a prize
2. another name for rose window
3. a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
4. botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
5. any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosette¹

1780–90; < French: little rose, Old French. See rose ¹, -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosette¹

C18: from Old French: a little rose ¹

Example Sentences

This is clear in her use of unconventional materials like spoons, rosette prize ribbons, belts and silver plates — everyday items that she recontextualizes to stunning effect in dresses, skirts, and tops.

From Los Angeles Times

If your doorbell rings this afternoon and it’s a grinning person with a red rosette and a leaflet, you’ll know what they’re up to.

From BBC

But wearing a party rosette is not the same as carrying blind faith in the leader - that authority has to be proven and then maintained, you might say, piece by piece.

From BBC

The party rally featured people wearing inflatable dinosaur costumes and blue Conservative rosettes holding a banner saying "Make this Conservative government history".

From BBC

The colours of the French flag - blue, white and red - are present in the mascots' rosettes, it added, and other national symbols such as Marianne, the personification of France, are also visible.

From BBC

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