rosed

Variant of rose

rose definition

rose (rōz)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Rosa) of shrubs of the rose family, characterized by prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and fragrant flowers with five petals that are usually white, yellow, or, often specif., red or pink
  2. the flower of any of these plants
  3. any of several similar or related plants
  4. pinkish red or purplish red
  5. rosette
  6. a round, perforated nozzle for a hose, sprinkling can, etc.
    1. a form in which gems, esp. diamonds, are cut, with a flat, round base and a multifaceted upper surface
    2. a gem cut in this way
  7. a compass card or a representative of this, as on maps

Etymology: ME < OE < L rosa < Gr rhodon: see Rhoda

adjective

  1. of or having to do with a rose or roses
  2. rose-colored
  3. rose-scented
  4. designating a large and widely distributed family (Rosaceae, order Rosales) of wild and cultivated dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, including cinquefoils, meadowsweets, hawthorns, strawberries, apples, peaches, and almonds

transitive verb rosed, rosing ros′·ing

to make rose-colored; specif., to flush (the cheeks, etc.)

Related Forms:

rose Idioms

come up roses

Informal to turn out very well

under the rose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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