rose window

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noun

a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.

Compare wheel window.

Origin of rose window

First recorded in 1765–75

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The subjects of the rose-window are all taken from the Apocalypse.

The Churches of Paris |S. Sophia Beale
Rose-Window, a circular window, called also a Catherine-wheel, or a Marigold window.

The Children of Westminster Abbey |Rose G. Kingsley
The rose-window (15th century) of the north transept, representing the Last Judgment, contains many historical figures.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
The rose-window above the projecting porch was adorned with blue campanula, like the first page of an illuminated missal.

The Village Rector |Honore de Balzac

The rose-window is of the 15th century, the others of the 13th century.

The Churches of Paris |S. Sophia Beale

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rose window

noun

a circular window, esp one that has ornamental tracery radiating from the centre to form a symmetrical roselike pattern Also called: wheel window, rosette

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