palmette

American  

[pal-met] / pælˈmɛt /

noun

1. a conventionalized shape in the form of palmately spread leaves or sections, used as ornamentation.

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palmette British  

/ pælˈmɛt /

noun

1. archaeol an ornament or design resembling the palm leaf

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Etymology

Origin of palmette

From French, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at palm ², -ette

Example Sentences

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.

Acroterion in form of palmette from a stel�.—Athens.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

The same with the Indian and Persian palmette type.

From Line and Form (1900) by Crane, Walter

Fragment of a plain stel�, surmounted by an acroterion, in the form of a palmette in low relief, springing from acanthus leaves.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

One is a bronze jug, upon which are represented two griffins, facing each other by the sides of a palmette, with a flowing band of vine-leaves surrounding the body above.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)