rosette

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These leaves grow in a circular pattern called a rosette, and they may be green in color or have red, yellow, or white stripes

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  1. noun An ornament or badge made of ribbon or silk that is pleated or gathered to resemble a rose and is used to decorate clothing or is worn in the buttonhole of civilian dress to indicate the possession of certain medals or honors.
  2. noun A roselike marking or formation, such as one of the clusters of spots on a leopard's fur.
  3. noun Architecture A painted, carved, or sculptured ornament having a circular arrangement of parts radiating out from the center and suggesting the petals of a rose.

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  • Tweeds mingled with chiffon and Chantilly lace, while the popular rosette was a details choice on several of Hannant's garments. —  OnMilwaukee.com
  • These leaves grow in a circular pattern called a rosette, and they may be green in color or have red, yellow, or white stripes —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • I was hoping for a rosette, or even a Best in Show. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • No offence; but it's hard to believe that you're anyways related to that 'ere old skin-flint as was owner here afore you The farmer wore on his breast a huge red rosette, almost as big as a pickling cabbage, as though the occasion had been that of an election day, or a royal wedding, or some other celebration equally august I'm glad you're satisfied with what Mr. Gray has done, Mr. Carter," said "Cobbler" Horn Satisfied! —  The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn
  • Then he drew from his pocket a small crimson silk rosette, and, placing it in M'Bongwele's hand, said I will attach this to any part of my dress you choose to point out; then order one of your archers to shoot an arrow at it, and observe the result The king took the rosette in his hand, examined it carefully, and passed it round among his suite for inspection. —  The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure
 

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  1. French, from Old French, diminutive of rose, rose; see rose1.

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  1. from French rosette, a rosette, a little rose (= Provencal Spanish roseta, tassel, = Portuguese roseta, the rowel of a spur, = Italian rosetta, a rosette), diminutive of rose, from Latin rosa, rose: see rose.
 

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