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palmette

[ pal-met ]

noun

  1. a conventionalized shape in the form of palmately spread leaves or sections, used as ornamentation. Compare anthemion, lotus ( def 5 ).


palmette

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noun

  1. archaeol an ornament or design resembling the palm leaf
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Origin of palmette1

From French, dating back to 1835–45; palm 2, -ette
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of palmette1

C19: from French: a little palm ²
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“I was totally taken aback,†he says of the lavish living room scene, which featured matching linen curtains, wallpaper and the brand’s popular ’40s-style armless Tuileries sofa, all patterned with the lattice-like botanical swirls of Lotus Palmette, a Soane print inspired by a 16th-century Safavid silk velvet panel.

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The Palladio Awards, given for excellence in traditional building, claim the palmette for a symbol.

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Palmette, pal′met, n. an ornament, somewhat like a palm-leaf, cut or painted on mouldings, &c.

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These examples are double guilloches, with two rows of circles, each with an independent interlacing band and united by a small arc with palmette inside; in both the single and double guilloches of Greek work there is a flower in the centre of the circles.

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Plain stel� of Hippocrates and Baukis; surmounted by an acroterion in low relief, of palmette form.

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