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rosette

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rosette  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rosette 
  n  1:  an  ornament  or  pattern  resembling  a  rose  that  is  worn  as  a 
  badge  of  office  or  as  recognition  of  having  won  an  honor 
  2:  rhizoctinia  disease  of  potatoes  [syn:  {little  potato},  {russet 
  scab},  {stem  canker}] 
  3:  an  arrangement  of  ribbons  in  a  rose-shaped  design  worn  as  a 
  badge  of  office  or  medal  of  honor 
  4:  circular  and  filled  with  tracery  [syn:  {rose  window}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Rosette 
 
    A  {concurrent}  {object-oriented  language}  from 
  {MCC}. 
 
  [Details?] 
 
  (1997-11-26)




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