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rosemaling

rosemaling

1 9.9
Traditional Scandinavian painted flower designs that decorate furniture and walls
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊzəˌmɑːlɪŋ/
: rosemaling
  • Many traditional Scandinavian homes feature rosemaling on their furniture and walls.

Our blood is being cleaned for us as we speak, and we'll take a course in Norwegian in the Norwegian craft of Rosemaling.

Examples

  • The ornate chest was adorned with intricate rosemaling in vibrant colors.

  • She studied the rosemaling techniques passed down through generations in Norway.

  • The rosemaling on that cabinet is stunning.

  • I love the intricate rosemaling designs on the walls.

  • Many traditional Scandinavian homes feature rosemaling on their furniture and walls.

  • She studied the rosemaling techniques passed down through generations in Norway.

  • The ornate chest was adorned with intricate rosemaling in vibrant colors.

How Decorative

rosemaling
1 9.9
gilding
1 7.0

Surface Forms

rosemaling singular
rosemalings plural

Etymology

Rosemaling comes from Norwegian words rose ('rose') and maling ('painting'), so it literally means 'rose painting'. It names the traditional Scandinavian decorative painting of curving flower designs on furniture and walls, which helps you remember it as a kind of flower painting.