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ROSEMALING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rosemaling mean?
• ROSEMALING (noun)
The noun ROSEMALING has 1 sense:
1. a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs
Familiarity information: ROSEMALING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rosemaling" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Domain category:
article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)
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