palmette

[pal-met]

pal·mette

[pal-met]
noun
a conventionalized shape in the form of palmately spread leaves or sections, used as ornamentation. Compare anthemion, lotus (def. 5).

Origin:
1835–45; < French; see palm2, -ette
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palmette (pælˈmɛt)
 
n
archaeol an ornament or design resembling the palm leaf
 
[C19: from French: a little palm²]

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