rose window

American  

noun

1. a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.

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rose window British  

noun

1. Also called: wheel window, rosette. a circular window, esp one that has ornamental tracery radiating from the centre to form a symmetrical roselike pattern

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Etymology

Origin of rose window

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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rose window

Rowan LeCompte, a Baltimore-born artisan, created more than three dozen windows for the cathedral, including the west rose window, which depicts the creation of Earth as an explosive abstraction of color and light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

The fugitives entered and left the attic through a rose window, usually under the cover of darkness.

From Reuters ● May 4, 2022

At the entrance to the cathedral, in the north tower near the blue and white rose window, work is underway to ensure the masonry is secure.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2018

The rose window, he whispers, has a Star of David.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2016

Her great rose window looked down like a dark and malevolent eye.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz