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1
: an ornament usually made of material gathered or pleated so as to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of office, as evidence of having won a decoration (such as the Medal of Honor), or as trimming
2
: a disk of foliage or a floral design usually in relief used as a decorative motif
3
: a structure or color marking on an animal suggestive of a rosette
especially
: one of the groups of spots on a leopard
4
: a cluster of leaves in crowded circles or spirals arising basally from a crown (as in the dandelion) or apically from an axis with greatly shortened internodes (as in many tropical palms)
5
: a food decoration or garnish in the shape of a rose
icing rosettes
carrot rosettes
Examples of rosette in a Sentence
a rosette of chocolate frosting
Rosettes are carved in the base of the statue.
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Hogue wore a pastel maxi dress of her own, hers with a rosette detail on the bust, complementing Mahomes' ruffled look.
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The skirt offered a voluminous silhouette, with a large white rosette featured prominently at the drop waistline.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Shepherd’s purse produces distinctive rosettes of deeply toothed foliage that are best removed in fall when still small.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
In addition, last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, Gomez wore a sequin black maxi halter gown with a rosette at the neck.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The skirt offered a voluminous silhouette, with a large white rosette featured prominently at the drop waistline.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Shepherd’s purse produces distinctive rosettes of deeply toothed foliage that are best removed in fall when still small.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
In addition, last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, Gomez wore a sequin black maxi halter gown with a rosette at the neck.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rosette
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“Rosette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosette. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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rosette
noun
ro·sette
rō-ˈzet 
1
: a badge or ornament of ribbon gathered in the shape of a rose
2
: a design of leaves or flowers used as a decoration
3
: a circular cluster of leaves developed on a plant (as at the base of a dandelion)
Medical Definition
rosette
noun
ro·sette
rō-ˈzet
: a rose-shaped cluster of cells
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