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rosette
1[ roh-zet ]
noun
- any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
- Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
- a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
- Metallurgy.
- any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
- a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
- 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.
- one of the compound spots on a leopard.
Rosette
2[ roh-zet ]
noun
- a female given name.
rosette
/ rəʊˈzɛt /
noun
- 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
- See rose windowanother name for rose window
- a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
- botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
- any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
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Example Sentences
The sun could have formed in a calm, large association of 10,000 stars or more, like NGC 2244 in the present-day Rosette Nebula, an idea that’s consistent with previous research.
In the accompanying illustration is shown a very simple method of tying a rosette in the corner of a couch cover.
Ronny leaned forward and pinned a huge lace-paper rosette on the obliging Lookout.
The lower right rosette is a little too far also to the right, ordinarily at least.
The left line touches the rosette, and is very near the upper left block.
With the extra outside line from level of lips to the upper rosette.
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