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View synonyms for rosette
rosette
1[ roh-zet ]
noun
- any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
- Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
- a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
- Metallurgy.
- any of a number of disks of refined copper formed when cold water is thrown onto the molten metal.
- a rounded microconstituent of certain alloys.
- 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.
- one of the compound spots on a leopard.
Rosette
2[ roh-zet ]
noun
- a female given name.
rosette
/ rəʊˈzɛt /
noun
- 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
- another name for rose window
- a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
- botany a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
- any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rosette1
C18: from Old French: a little rose 1
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Example Sentences
The sun could have formed in a calm, large association of 10,000 stars or more, like NGC 2244 in the present-day Rosette Nebula, an idea that’s consistent with previous research.
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In the accompanying illustration is shown a very simple method of tying a rosette in the corner of a couch cover.
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Ronny leaned forward and pinned a huge lace-paper rosette on the obliging Lookout.
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The lower right rosette is a little too far also to the right, ordinarily at least.
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The left line touches the rosette, and is very near the upper left block.
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With the extra outside line from level of lips to the upper rosette.
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