'Rosette' definitions:
Definition of 'rosette'
From: WordNet
noun
An ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
noun
noun
A cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
noun
Circular window filled with tracery [syn: rose window, rosette]
Definition of 'Rosette'
From: GCIDE
- Rosette \Ro*sette\, n. [F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. Roset.]
- 1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an ornament or a badge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A red color. See Roset. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A rose burner. See under Rose. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Zool.) (a) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand. (b) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the leopard. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rosette'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baklava,
- blintz,
- chocolate eclair,
- cream puff,
- Danish pastry,
- dowdy,
- eclair,
- French pastry,
- pandowdy,
- pastry,
- pasty,
- patisserie,
- patty,
- patty-shell,
- pie,
- puff,
- quiche,
- strudel,
- tart,
- timbale,
- tipsy cake,
- trifle,
- turnover,
- vol-au-vent