palmette

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noun

A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.

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anthemion
OriginFrench palmette →
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Meanings

nounpalmette (plural palmettes)

plural palmettes

  1. A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.

    Synonyms: anthemion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.

Similar
anthemion

Origin

  1. Frenchpalmette
  2. Englishpalmette

From French palmette. By surface analysis, palm + -ette.

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APA

palmette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmette

MLA

“palmette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmette.

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