1. An ornament or badge made of ribbon or silk that is pleated or gathered to resemble a rose and is given as an award, used to decorate clothing, or worn in the buttonhole of civilian dress to indicate the possession of certain medals or honors.

2. A roselike marking or formation, such as one of the clusters of spots on a leopard's fur.

3. Architecture A painted, carved, or sculptured ornament having a circular arrangement of parts radiating out from the center and suggesting the petals of a rose.

4. Botany A circular cluster of leaves that radiate from a center at or close to the ground, as in the dandelion.

5. An ornamental circular band surrounding the central hole of an acoustic guitar.

6. An airy, deep-fried cookie in the shape of a flower, usually sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

7. Food formed or cut into the shape of a rose: potato rosettes; a rosette of whipped cream.