rosette
/ɹoʊˈzɛt/ noun C2- An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
- A rose window.
- A rose-shaped arrangement awarded as a prize won in a competition (e.g., a horse show).
- A rose-shaped badge of support or membership (e.g., of a political party).
- A small rose-shaped ornament worn as a symbol of an honorific order or military decoration, typically presented with a medal or in place of a medal (e.g., as a lapel button).
- A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar or a viol.
- A red color.
- A rose burner.
Plural rosettes
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He was dressed in a blue frock-coat, buttoned up to the chin, and wore at his button-hole the rosette of an officer of the Legion of Honor.
“Dark complexion; hair, eyebrows, and whiskers black; blue frock-coat, buttoned up to the chin; rosette of an officer of the Legion of Honor in his button-hole; a hat with wide brim, and a cane.”
The horses were sent back wearing the same harness she had seen on them in the morning; only, by the count’s orders, in the centre of each rosette that adorned either side of their heads, had been fastened a large diamond.
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