noun
- decorative motifs resembling stylized palm leaves, commonly used in classical architecture and ornamental design
Usage: architectural; decorative arts
Examples
- The ancient Greek temple featured elegant palmettes carved along the frieze.
- Art historians studied the palmettes on the Roman sarcophagus.
- The decorator incorporated palmettes into the wallpaper border design.
- Classical palmettes adorned the capitals of the marble columns.
- The museum’s pottery collection includes vases decorated with painted palmettes.
- Renaissance artists often used palmettes as decorative elements in their architectural drawings.