rose window

noun

: a circular window filled with tracery

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Many took pictures and selfies in front of the altar, the baptistery and vibrant rose windows, their joy mingling with reverence. Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024 The main structure, including the bell towers and rose windows, was also unharmed. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024 Same with Notre-Dame’s famed rose windows, which have been expertly cleaned and mended. Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024 The Notre-Dame model comes with a removable roof so that builders can inspect its interior columns and rose windows. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rose window 

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rose window was in 1773

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“Rose window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rose%20window. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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