# palmette

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.

## Etymology
From French palmette. By surface analysis, palm + -ette.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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