Definitions for rosettes

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rosettes ro·sette

Spelling: [roh-zet]

IPA: /roʊˈzɛt/

Rosettes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in rosettes (eeorsstt).

Definitions for rosettes

noun

1. any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
2. a rose-shaped arrangement of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge.
3. Also, rosace. an architectural ornament resembling a rose or having a generally circular combination of parts.
4. Botany. a circular cluster of leaves or other organs.
5. a broad ornamental head for a screw or nail.
6. 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.
7. Plant Pathology. any 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.
8. one of the compound spots on a leopard.
9. a female given name.

Origin of rosettes

1780-90; French: little rose, Old French. See rose¹, -ette

Examples for rosettes

The ends of the match were crossed into a sort of rosette at the head of the fuze.

Mary-'Gusta was not playing with Rose and rosette at the present time.

Sew a pompon or a rosette of yarn over the top of the sewing stitch.

It is a jewel in a rosette of jewels, with a frill of weeds or turf.

This rosette must not, however, be permitted to the large foot.

Some are unhealthy, subject to the attacks of scab and rosette.

This characteristic has led us to use the term "rosette" as a name for the malady.

Do wear it, Miss Arbuckle, with a rosette, to indicate your superior rank.

She was down again shortly, the two favorites, Rose and rosette, in her arms.

The Prince had a rosette of the Legion of Honour in his buttonhole.