rosette
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- noun
- /roʊˈzɛt/
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roseta
- At the fair, the best entries were rewarded with colorful rosettes to display their success.
- a large rosette
- crosses and rosettes
These are the sort of gangsters who operate with red rosettes as, as Labour Party campaigners.
- These are the sort of gangsters who operate with red rosettes as, as Labour Party campaigners.
Examples
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Tall candles flickered in brass rosettes.
Fiction book (1999) -
The crown is accompanied by lion-hair armbands (ifilala) and a large, red rosette that forms part of Mwata's skirt (mukonzo).
Academic text (2006) -
On the floor in the center is a dazzling blue sequin-filled rosette.
Academic text (2003) -
Sometimes she tied little beaded ribbons or rosettes in her hair.
Fiction book (1990) -
Twenty-dollar gold pieces were set onto his silver spurs as rosettes.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the palace reliefs of Sargon at Khorsabad, his robes are often shown patterned with rosettes.
Academic text (1993) -
The awards ceremony featured a stunning gold rosette pinned to the winner's lapel as a symbol of achievement.
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She wore a beautiful rosette on her dress that matched the flowers in her bouquet.
Synonyms
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A small decorative ribbon worn on a hat as a badge
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Etymology
Rosette comes from Latin rosa 'rose' and originally meant a small rose, so the name passed to any small, flower-shaped badge or ribbon used as a prize or decoration.