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 interior has sunflower petals flanking a short, stylized palmette, with another stalk and pair of leaves above, reaching up to what may have been an elaborate floral center, now missing.

From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by Watkins, C. Malcolm

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.

In some old Persian rugs this form of the palmette with its diagonal projections is seen.

From Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Holt, Rosa Belle

Top of stel�, with central palmette and two half palmettes, 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.

The stel� is surmounted by a rounded top as if for a palmette, which may have been painted.

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