rosette
noun
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
rosette
1 American
[roh-zet]
/ roʊˈzɛt /
noun
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rosettes
plural
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any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
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a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
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Also an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
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Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
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a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
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Metallurgy.
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any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
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a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
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Plant Pathology. any of several diseases of plants, characterized by the crowding of the foliage into circular clusters owing to a shortening of the internodes of stems or branches, caused by fungi, viruses, or nutritional deficiencies.
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one of the compound spots on a leopard.
Rosette
2
American
[roh-zet]
/ roʊˈzɛt /
noun
rosette
British
/ rəʊˈzɛt /
noun
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a decoration or pattern resembling a rose, esp an arrangement of ribbons or strips formed into a rose-shaped design and worn as a badge or presented as a prize
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another name for rose window
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a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
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botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
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any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rosette
1780–90; < French: little rose, Old French. See rose 1, -ette
Example Sentences
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A red velvet dress with a rosette was Anderson’s way of playing with Christian Dior’s practice of putting a red dress partway through a show “simply to wake people up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
She accepted the honour while wearing a rosette bearing her photo and the words: "Idol, legend, winner, whatever."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
"Penny and I won best veteran in breed and we are so happy with our rosette," Freddie said.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
In contrast, when dissolved in chloroform, both the chlorophyll derivatives formed rosette patterns.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
It had a tiny rosette between the cups and a label that read “Young Miss by Olga.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Writer and translator Wendy Call will join Rosette on stage as a catalyst for a lively discussion.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
Jackson is “redefining the standards of professionalism,” says Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business who studies the effects of hair discrimination on Black women.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
"It's amazing to be in one of the most important environments in the world, among the trees that we had previously only seen in the data," Dr Rosette said.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2022
“I don’t remember anything about my mother, my father, my grandmother,” said Rosette van Engeland-Groen, 80, in a telephone interview.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
I saw that Rosette was on the point of saying things most unseemly, and perhaps worse than that, to Madame Dauberny, and I felt my blood begin to boil.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
The off-white form of the rustic terracotta jar, shattered over millenniums and fastidiously reassembled, is elegantly decorated in rich brown and black designs, including bursts of rosettes and abstract squiggles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
When the modified chlorophyll was dissolved in different solvents, the chlorophyll rosettes displayed a remarkable behavior.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
Meghann Fahy’s red look came with rosettes skimming her strapless neckline.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
This particular cat was differentiated from others through its unique pattern of rosettes, the spots found on jaguars, leopards and other wild feline species.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
The rosettes were crispy and sweet, and Razi crumpled a whole one into his mouth.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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