Rosemaling
/ˈɹəʊzəˌmɑːlɪŋ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements. US, uncountable
"Rosemaling is the most recent of the Norwegian peasant crafts."
- 2 a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs wordnet
Example
More examples"Rosemaling is a style of decorative painting developed in Norway."
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), from rose (“rose”) + maling (“painting”) (from male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -ing (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)). The form rosemåling is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling with unadapted script.