- 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 circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
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ro•sette /roʊˈzɛt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- any arrangement, part, or object resembling a rose, such as a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon, an ornament, or a badge.
ro•sette
(rō zet′),USA pronunciation n.
Ro•sette (rō zet′),USA pronunciation n.
- any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- Clothinga rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
- ArchitectureAlso, rosace. an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
- Botanya circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
- Buildinga 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 Diseasesany 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.
- Zoologyone of the compound spots on a leopard.
- French: little rose, Old French. See rose1, -ette
- 1780–90
Ro•sette (rō zet′),USA pronunciation n.
- a female given name.
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