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; palm ², -ette

Example Sentences

The richer decoration of the Ionic capital had already been employed in those of the Erechtheum, where the necking was carved with the palmette or honeysuckle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

A wide middle border between two narrow stripes holds the rosette and palmette, and also the lancet leaf, in tiny form.

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

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 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)

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.