rosace

American  

[roh-zeys, -zahs] / roʊˈzeɪs, -ˈzɑs /

noun

1. rosette.

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rosace British  

/ ˈrəʊzeɪs /

noun

1. another name for rose window

2. another name for rosette

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Etymology

Origin of rosace

1840–50; < French < Latin rosāceus rosaceous

Example Sentences

Of this glass, that of the rosace at the westerly end is perhaps the best, judging from the minute portions which can be seen peeping out from behind the organ-case.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The southern has an ogival portal surmounted by a rosace; the northern, one that is plateresque, the rounded arch, delicately decorated, reposing on Corinthian columns.

From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles

The glass of the rosace above the ogive glowed like fiery coal in the deep carvings of a wheel of stone.

From The End of the Tether by Conrad, Joseph

Around these the cytoplasm becomes segmented, giving rise to the well-known corps en rosace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

The rosace is substituted by a three-lobed window, the central pane of which is larger than the lateral two.

From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles