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

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 fact, with such forms as the Persian or Indian palmette, we are dealing with the results of centuries of ornamental evolution, and with emblems immemorially treasured by ancient races.

From Line and Form (1900) by Crane, Walter

Now what the Celt borrowed in the art-culture which on the Continent culminated in the La Tène relics were certain originally naturalistic motives for Greek ornaments, notably the palmette and the meander motives.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

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)

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.