rosace
Americannoun
noun
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another name for rose window
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another name for rosette
Etymology
Origin of rosace
1840–50; < French < Latin rosāceus rosaceous
Example Sentences
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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
In the first stage of this tower, as it rises above the portal, is what, at a distance, appears to be a diminutive rosace.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
The three portals are massive Romanesque without floral or sculptural decoration of any kind; the central door is larger and surmounted by a large though primitive rosace.
From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles
The rosace above the door is one of the handsomest of the Transition period in Spain, and the stained glass is both rich and mellow.
From The Cathedrals of Northern Spain by Rudy, Charles
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