Rosette

[rə(ʊ)'zet] or [ro'zɛt]

Definition

(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.) a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground).

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Definition

(n.) An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.

(n.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel, -much used in decoration.

(n.) A red color. See Roset.

(n.) A rose burner. See under Rose.

(n.) 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.

(n.) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the leopard.

Typist: Sharif

Definition

n. an imitation of a rose by means of a ribbon: a form of knot: (archit.) a rose-shaped ornament: a disc formed by throwing water on melted metal.—adj. Roset′ted.—Red rosette or button the rosette worn by officers of the Legion of Honour.

Edited by Guthrie