ROSETTE


Meaning of ROSETTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rō-ˈzet ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, small rose, from Old French, from rose, from Latin rosa

Date: 1790

1. : an ornament usually made of material gathered or pleated so as to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of office, as evidence of having won a decoration (as the Medal of Honor), or as trimming

2. : a disk of foliage or a floral design usually in relief used as a decorative motif

3. : a structure or color marking on an animal suggestive of a rosette ; especially : one of the groups of spots on a leopard

4. : a cluster of leaves in crowded circles or spirals arising basally from a crown (as in the dandelion) or apically from an axis with greatly shortened internodes (as in many tropical palms)

5. : a food decoration or garnish in the shape of a rose

icing rosette s

carrot rosette s

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.