rose window

rose window

English

Etymology

From the resemblance to the petals of a rose.

Noun

rose window (plural rose windows)

rose window

1. Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.

Synonyms

• Catherine wheel
• marigold window
• rose's-eye
• rayonnant window

Translations

circular window

Catalan: rosassa f, rosetó m French: rosace (fr) f Hungarian: rózsaablak (hu) Italian: rosone (it) m

Portuguese: rosácea (pt) f Russian: ро́за (ru) f (róza) Spanish: rosetón (es) m Ukrainian: троя́нда (uk) f (trojánda)

See also

• wheel window