A rosette is a large circular decoration made from coloured ribbons which is given as a prize in a competition, or, especially in Britain, is worn to show support for a political party or sports team.
I saw her father with his rosette on, canvassing for the Conservatives.
They have won over 100 rosettes together in dressage competitions.
2. countable noun
A rosette is a decoration or design that looks rather like a rose.
...intricately carved wood rosettes.
Garnish the plate with whipped cream rosettes and fresh fruits.
rosette in British English
(rəʊˈzɛt)
noun
1.
a decoration or pattern resembling a rose, esp an arrangement of ribbons or strips formed into a rose-shaped design and worn as a badge or presented as a prize
2. another name for rose window
3.
a rose-shaped patch of colour, such as one of the clusters of spots marking a leopard's fur
4. botany
a circular cluster of leaves growing from the base of a stem
5.
any of various plant diseases characterized by abnormal leaf growth
Word origin
C18: from Old French: a little rose1
rosette in American English
(roʊˈzɛt)
noun
1.
an ornament made of ribbons, threads, etc. gathered or tufted in the shape of a rose
2.
any formation, arrangement, etc. resembling or suggesting a rose
3. Architecture
a painted or sculptured ornament, usually circular, having petals and leaves radiating symmetrically from the center
4. Botany
a circular cluster of leaves, petals, or other organs, esp. such a cluster produced at the base of a plant as a means of overwintering
Word origin
Fr < OFr, dim. of rose, a rose < L rosa, rose1
Examples of 'rosette' in a sentence
rosette
Sporting a large blue rosette, he was the real star.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She is 38 with long blonde hair and wearing a large blue rosette.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There wouldn't be a red rosette left standing.
The Sun (2016)
Repeat the process, using all the sheets of filo to form a rosette.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Singing the red flag, wearing a green rosette.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The yellow blossoms grow out of a rosette of leaves, each with three leaflets.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The flowers spring up from a rosette of heart-shaped leaves at the base.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Peel away the ruff of the older, dead leaves under the rosette first.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its flowers nod on frail stalks that spring straight from a rosette of heart-shaped leaves.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It rises from a dark green rosette of leaves, and can grow in large colonies.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These are seats where you could put a red or blue rosette on the back end of a donkey and it would still win.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are large plants, with their flowers rising on long stems from the centre of a rosette of leaves.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It has a tall stalk rising from a rosette of leaves, and at the top of the stalk hang many little trumpets.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The fine dining restaurant has two AA rosettes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The dining room has recently been awarded three AA rosettes for excellence.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The busy restaurant has two AA rosettes and a sushi bar.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its restaurant was awarded three AA rosettes last month.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The leaves form a rosette, and are long, with jagged edges.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Most were planted in 1980 and 1981 as single rosettes of leaves.
Eddison, Sydney A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990)
At the base of the plant, which belongs to the cress family, there is a pretty rosette of leaves.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There's also a restaurant deserving of its two AA rosettes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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rosette
British English: rosette NOUN
A rosette is a large circular decoration made from coloured ribbons which is given as a prize in a competition, or is worn to show support for a political party or sports team.
I saw her father with his rosette on, canvassing for the party.