rose window.

A circular ornamental window with radiating divisions, especially in church architecture.

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• stained-glass rose window

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The rose window threw color onto the nave.

Several panels were missing from the stained-glass rose window.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular rose window; plural rose windows. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.