rosemaling

noun

ro·​se·​ma·​ling ˈrō-zə-ˌmä-liŋ 

-sə-

: painted or sometimes carved decoration (as on furniture, walls, or wooden dinnerware) in Scandinavian peasant style that consists especially of floral designs and inscriptions

Examples of rosemaling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be demonstrations of cooking lefse and other Norwegian foods as well as how to do rosemaling, folk painting and other crafts. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Norwegian, from rose rose + maling painting

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rosemaling

• countervailing
• unavailing
• ailing
• bailing
• baling
• failing
• flailing
• grayling
• hailing
• jailing
• mailing
• nailing