rinceau

[ French ran-soh ]

noun

, plural rin·ceaux [r, a, n, -, soh].

1. an ornamental foliate or floral motif.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rinceau¹

1770–80; < French; Middle French rainsel < Vulgar Latin *rāmuscellus, derivative of Late Latin rāmusculus, diminutive of rāmus branch ( ramus )