palmette
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of palmette
From French, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at palm 2, -ette
Example Sentences
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The pediment is surmounted by an acroterion, consisting of a palmette between two large volutes, which are for the most part restorations.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
They are too fragmentary for restoration, but include bead and reel mouldings, egg and dart patterns, portions of palmette and lotus patterns of elaborate design.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
Decorative Stelae.—The stelae crowned with the palmette and acanthus acroteria are described below, Nos. 599-618.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
The handle curves gracefully to the back of the jawbones, where it is attached to a palmette.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
Roof tile, with antefixal end, with a palmette in relief above two volutes springing from an acanthus.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
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