rosemalingPronunciation: /ˈrəʊsəˌmɑːlɪŋ, -ˌmɔːlɪŋ, -zə-/Definition of rosemaling noun [mass noun] chiefly North American the art, originating in Norway, of painting wooden furniture and objects with flower motifs: the folk art of rosemaling painted flower motifs as used in rosemaling: there is excruciating embarrassment in smudged rosemalingDerivatives rosemaled adjective Origin: 1940s: from Norwegian, literally 'rose painting'rosemaling in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of rosemaling in the US English dictionary
