rinceau

[ French ran-soh ]

noun,plural rin·ceaux [French ran-soh]. /French rɛ̃ˈsoʊ/.
  1. an ornamental foliate or floral motif.

Origin of rinceau

1
1770–80; <French; Middle French rainsel<Vulgar Latin *rāmuscellus, derivative of Late Latin rāmusculus, diminutive of rāmus branch (see ramus)

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