rosette

An ornament or badge made of ribbon or silk that is pleated or gathered to resemble a rose and is given as an award, used to decorate clothing, or worn in the buttonhole of civilian dress to indicate the possession of certain medals or honors.

A roselike marking or formation, such as one of the clusters of spots on a leopard’s fur.

A painted, carved, or sculptured ornament having a circular arrangement of parts radiating out from the center and suggesting the petals of a rose.

A circular cluster of leaves that radiate from a center at or close to the ground, as in the dandelion.

An ornamental circular band surrounding the central hole of an acoustic guitar.

In electricity: A cluster of glow-lamps or of sockets arranged for the mounting of such lamps.

An electrical fixture used when a branch is to be taken from the main wires. It consists, usually, of a porcelain base, which is fastened to a ceiling or other support, and a porcelain cover through a hole in which the branch wires run. Removing the cover disconnects the branch wires from the mains.

Any circular ornament having many small parts in concentric circles, or regularly arranged around the center.

Specifically— In architecture, an ornament of frequent use in decoration in all styles. In Roman architecture rosettes decorate coffers in ceilings and soffits of cornices, and appear as a central ornament of the abacus of the Corinthian order. In medieval architecture rosettes are abundant, and consist usually of a knot of foliage inscribed in a circle, trefoil, or quatrefoil. See also cut under patera.