rose window

Examples

• All

• The magnificent rose window at the cathedral illuminated the interior with vibrant colors.

• There was now only one niche below the great rose window of the south porch that wanted its tenant.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Restoring the largest Gothic Rose window in North America.

  The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater (2020)

• I am to adorn the south porch below the great rose window.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Frau Helen stared up at the rose window above the altar as though there might be an answer written there for her.

  Fiction book (1991)

• James sat beside him, while Lori stood gazing solemnly at the rose window that seemed alive with light and movement.

  Fiction book (1991)

• You'll see the oldest live oak on any of these islands; it's right by my house, and we'll visit Christ Chapel; it's hardly big enough to hold the three of us, and it has the most glorious rose window above the altar!

  Fiction book (1999)

• Employing the forms of the engraving, Walpole transposed the linear outlines of the rose window onto the ceiling in paint and plaster.

  Academic text (2013)

• Visitors marveled at the intricate stone tracery of the rose window during the guided tour.

Synonyms

S

stained-glass window

vsrose window

11 3.6

A window made of small colored glass pieces that makes colored light, often in churches

focuses on stone tracery and circular form rather than glass material

R

rosette

vsrose window

7.8

A round stained glass window with stone decoration often in churches

is specifically large and usually found in cathedral settings

How Ornate

tracery

• Specialized

1 9.4

rose window

1 8.2

oculus

• Specialized

1 8.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology