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   rosette

   /rə(ʊ)ˈzɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a rose-shaped decoration, typically made of ribbon, worn by supporters of a sports team or political party or awarded as a prize: "the showjumping rosettes Samantha had accumulated"
   • 2. an object or arrangement resembling a rose.
   • ▪ a carved or moulded ornament resembling or representing a rose: "some stone friezes carved with rosettes"
   • ▪ a marking or group of markings resembling a rose: "on the greater part of the body the spots are grouped in rosettes"
   • ▪ a radial arrangement of horizontally spreading leaves at the base of a low-growing plant: "a large rosette of basal leaves"
   • ▪ a rose diamond: "three large round rosettes put together using table cut diamonds set in silvered gold"

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting a reddish disc-shaped plate of pure copper): from French, diminutive of rose (see rose1). rosette (sense 1) and rosette (sense 2) (architecture) date from the 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rosetted adjective

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