rose window

American  

noun

1. a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.

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rose window British  

noun

1. Also called: wheel window.   rosette.  a circular window, esp one that has ornamental tracery radiating from the centre to form a symmetrical roselike pattern

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Etymology

Origin of rose window

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

The fugitives entered and left the attic through a rose window, usually under the cover of darkness.

From Reuters • May 4, 2022

There are, naturally, some resplendent touches: black marble columns, a brilliant rose window and bronze chandeliers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2022

The rose window, he whispers, has a Star of David.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2016

The site's masonry team spent a year re-carving bosses and stonework above the rose window and arches, while half a dozen bosses were designed by children in a competition run by Blue Peter.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2014

The masons put together the pieces of the rose window and installed the tympanums and voussoirs over the doors.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay