Meaning of ROSETTE
| Pronunciation: | | row'zet
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- [n] an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
- [n] circular window filled with tracery
- [n] a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
- [n] rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
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| | Synonyms: | | little potato, rose window, russet scab, stem canker |
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| | See Also: | | adornment, foliage, leaf, leafage, rhizoctinia disease, window | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ro*sette\, n. [F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. {Roset}.]
1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other
material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.
2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel,
-much used in decoration.
3. A red color. See {Roset}.
4. A rose burner. See under {Rose}.
5. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially,
the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of
the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See
Illust. of {Spicule}, and {Sand dollar}, under {Sand}.
(b) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the
leopard.
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| | Definition: | | A concurrent object-oriented language from MCC. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you or others are wearing rosettes means a waste of time on frivolous pursuits which will bring you much disappointments in the end. |
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| | Definition: | | A group of organs or other body features, such as leaves or hair, which are clustered and crowned around a common point of attachment. |
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