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Main Entry:	rose
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	See compass rose

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rose1

[rohz] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, rosed, ros·ing.

–noun

1.	any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.

2.	any of various related or similar plants.

3.	the flower of any such shrub, of a red, pink, white, or yellow color.

4.	the traditional reddish color of this flower, variously a purplish red, pinkish red, or light crimson.

5.	an ornament shaped like or suggesting this flower.

6.	a pink or pinkish-red color in the cheek.

7.	rose window.

8.	Heraldry. a representation of a wild rose with five petals, usually seeded and barbed in a symmetrical design and used esp. as the cadency mark of a seventh son.

9.	any of various diagrams showing directions radiating from a common center, as a compass card or wind rose.

10.

Jewelry.

a.	an obsolete gem style or cut, flat on the bottom and having an upper side with from 12, or fewer, to 32 triangular facets.

b.	a gem with this cut.

11.	a perforated cap or plate, as at the end of a pipe or the spout of a watering pot, to break a flow of water into a spray.

12.	an ornamental plate or socket surrounding the shaft of a doorknob at the face of a door.

13.	Mathematics. a plane polar curve consisting of three or more equal loops that meet at the origin. Equation: r = a sin(nθ) or r = a cos(nθ).

–adjective

14.	of the color rose.

15.	for, containing, or growing roses: a rose garden.

16.	scented like a rose.

–verb (used with object)

17.	to make rose-colored.

18.	to flush (the face, cheeks, etc.).

—Idiom

19.	come up roses, Informal. to turn out all right; result in success, glory, or profit: Despite setbacks, things should come up roses in the long run.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE rōse < L rosa; akin to Gk rhódon (see rhododendron)

]

—Related forms

roseless, adjective

roselike, adjective

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rose2

[rohz] Pronunciation Key

–verb

1.	pt. of rise.

2.	Nonstandard. a pp. of rise.

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Rose

[rohz] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.

2.	Peter Edward (“Pete”; “Charlie Hustle”), born 1941, U.S. baseball player.

3.	Mount, a mountain in W Nevada, the highest in the Carson Range. 10,778 ft. (3285 m).

4.	a female given name.

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ro·sé

[roh-zey] Pronunciation Key

–noun

a pink table wine in which the pale color is produced by removing the grape skins from the must before fermentation is completed.

[Origin: 1425–75; < F: lit., pink

]

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rise

[rahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, rose, ris·en

[riz-uh

n] Pronunciation Key, ris·ing, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.

2.	to get up from bed, esp. to begin the day after a night's sleep: to rise early.

3.	to become erect and stiff, as the hair in fright.

4.	to get up after falling or being thrown down.

5.	to become active in opposition or resistance; revolt or rebel.

6.	to be built up, erected, or constructed.

7.	to spring up or grow, as plants: Weeds rose overnight.

8.	to become prominent on or project from a surface, as a blister.

9.	to come into existence; appear.

10.	to come into action, as a wind or storm.

11.	to occur: A quarrel rose between them.

12.	to originate, issue, or be derived; to have a source.

13.	to move from a lower to a higher position; move upward; ascend: The bird rose in the air.

14.	to ascend above the horizon, as a heavenly body.

15.	to extend directly upward; project vertically: The tower rises to a height of 60 feet. The building rises above the city's other skyscrapers.

16.	to have an upward slant or curve: The path rises as it approaches the woods.

17.	to attain higher rank, status, or importance or a higher economic level: to rise in the world.

18.	to advance to a higher level of action, thought, feeling, etc.: to rise above the commonplace.

19.	Angling. (of fish) to come up toward the surface of the water in pursuit of food or bait.

20.	to prove oneself equal to a demand, emergency, etc. (fol. by to): to rise to the occasion; to rise to one's responsibilities.

21.	to become animated, cheerful, or heartened, as the spirits.

22.	to become roused or stirred: to feel one's temper rising.

23.	to increase in height, as the level of water: The river rose thirty feet in eight hours.

24.	to swell or puff up, as dough from the action of yeast.

25.	to increase in amount, as prices.

26.	to increase in price or value, as commodities.

27.	to increase in degree, intensity, or force, as fever, color, etc.

28.	to become louder or of higher pitch, as the voice.

29.	to adjourn or close a session, as a deliberative body or court.

30.	to return from the dead: Christ rose from the dead and on the third day ascended into heaven.

–verb (used with object)

31.	Nonstandard. to cause to rise.

32.	Nautical. to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching nearer to it; raise.

–noun

33.	an act or instance of rising.

34.	appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon.

35.	elevation or increase in rank, fortune, influence, power, etc.: the rise and fall of ancient Rome.

36.	an increase in height, as of the level of water.

37.	the amount of such increase.

38.	an increase in amount, as of prices.

39.	an increase in price or value, as of commodities.

40.	Chiefly British. raise (defs. 33–35).

41.	an increase in degree or intensity, as of temperature.

42.	an increase in loudness or in pitch, as of the voice.

43.

Architecture, Building Trades.

a.	the measured height of any of various things, as a roof, a flight of steps, a stair step, or the crown of a road.

b.	the measured height of an arch from the springing line to the highest point of the intrados.

44.	the vertical distance through which the floor of an elevator or the like passes.

45.	origin, source, or beginning: the rise of a stream in a mountain.

46.	a coming into existence or notice: the rise of a new talent.

47.	extension upward.

48.	the amount of such extension.

49.	upward slope, as of ground or a road.

50.	a piece of rising or high ground: a house built upon a gentle rise.

51.	the distance between the crotch and the waist of a pair of trousers: Pants with a high rise are now in style.

52.	Angling. the coming up of a fish toward the surface in pursuit of food or bait.

—Verb phrase

53.	rise above, to ignore or be indifferent to, as an insult.

—Idioms

54.

get a rise out of, Informal.

a.	to provoke, as to action or anger.

b.	to evoke the expected or desired response from.

55.	give rise to, to originate; produce; cause: The Industrial Revolution gave rise to accelerated urbanization.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME risen (v.), OE rīsan; c. D rijzen, OHG rīsan, Goth reisan; akin to raise, rear²

]

—Synonyms 12. arise, proceed. 13. mount. 17. succeed, advance.

—Antonyms 1. sink. 4. fall. 13. descend. 17. fail.

—Usage note See raise.

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rise   (rīz) Pronunciation Key
v.   rose (rōz), ris·en (rĭz'ən), ris·ing, ris·es

v.   intr.

To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
To get out of bed: rose at dawn.
To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend: Hot air rises.
To increase in size, volume, or level: The river rises every spring.
To increase in number, amount, or value: Prices are rising.
To increase in intensity, force, or speed: The wind has risen.
To increase in pitch or volume: The sound of their voices rose and fell.
To appear above the horizon: The sun rises later in the fall.
To extend upward; be prominent: The tower rose above the hill.
To slant or slope upward: Mount McKinley rises to nearly 6,200 meters.
To come into existence; originate.
To be erected: New buildings are rising in the city.
To appear at the surface of the water or the earth; emerge.
To puff up or become larger; swell up: The bread dough should rise to double its original size.
To become stiff and erect.
To attain a higher status: an officer who rose through the ranks.
To become apparent to the mind or senses: Old fears rose to haunt me.
To uplift oneself to meet a demand or challenge: She rose to the occasion and won the election.
To return to life.
To rebel: "the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government" (Abraham Lincoln).
To close a session of an official assembly; adjourn.

v. tr.

To cause to rise.
To cause (a distant object at sea) to become visible above the horizon by advancing closer.

The act of rising; ascent.
The degree of elevation or ascent.
The appearance of the sun or other celestial body above the horizon.
An increase in height, as of the level of water.
A gently sloped hill.
A long broad elevation that slopes gently from the earth's surface or the ocean floor.
An origin, beginning, or source: the rise of a river.
Occasion or opportunity: facts that give rise to doubts about her motives.
The emergence of a fish seeking food or bait at the water's surface.
An increase in price, worth, quantity, or degree.
An increase in intensity, volume, or pitch.
Elevation in status, prosperity, or importance: the family's rise in New York society.
The height of a flight of stairs or of a single riser.
Chiefly British An increase in salary or wages; a raise.
Informal An angry or irritated reaction: finally got a rise out of her.
The distance between the crotch and waistband in pants, shorts, or underwear.

[Middle English risen, from Old English rīsan; see er-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to move upward from a lower to a higher position. Rise has the widest range of application: We rose at dawn. The sun rises early in the summer. Prices rise and fall.
Ascend frequently suggests a gradual step-by-step rise: The plane took off and ascended steadily until it was out of sight.
Climb connotes steady, often effortful progress, as against gravity: "You climb up through the little grades and then get to the top" (John Updike).
Soar implies effortless ascent to a great height: A lone condor soared above the Andean peaks.
To tower is to attain a height or prominence exceeding one's surroundings: "the tall Lombardy poplar ... towering high above all other trees" (W.H. Hudson).
Mount connotes a progressive climb to a higher level: Our expenses mounted fearfully. See Also Synonyms at beginning, stem¹.

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rose¹ (rōz) Pronunciation Key
n.

A member of the rose family.
1. Any of numerous shrubs or vines of the genus Rosa, having prickly stems, pinnately compound leaves, and variously colored, often fragrant flowers.
2. The flower of any of these plants.
3. Any of various similar or related plants.
4. A form of gem cut marked by a flat base and a faceted, hemispheric upper surface.
5. A gem, especially a diamond, cut in this manner.
A dark pink to moderate red.
An ornament, such as a decorative knot, resembling a rose in form; a rosette.
A perforated nozzle for spraying water from a hose or sprinkling can.
1. A form of gem cut marked by a flat base and a faceted, hemispheric upper surface.
2. A gem, especially a diamond, cut in this manner.
A rose window.
A compass card or its representation, as on a map.
roses That which is marked by favor, success, or ease of execution: Directing this play has been all roses since the new producer took over.

adj.

Of the color rose.
Relating to, containing, or used for roses.
Scented or flavored with or as if with roses.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin rosa.]

Word History: It is etymologically correct to drink a julep while watching the Run for the Roses. The English word rose comes from Latin and Old French. Latin rosa may be an Etruscan form of Greek Rhodia, "Rhodian, originating from Rhodes." The Attic Greek word for rose is rhodon, and in Sappho's Aeolic dialect of Greek it is wrodon. In Avestan, the language of the Persian prophet Zoroaster, "rose" is varəda and in Armenian vard, words both related to the Aeolic form. The Modern Persian word for "rose" is gul (which, believe it or not, is descended from a form quite similar to varəda through a series of regular sound changes); and gul-āb is "rose-water." Gulāb is also a drink made of water and honey or syrup. The name of this Persian treat was borrowed into Arabic as julāb and then, through Spanish and French, became julep in English, the ambrosia for sipping on Derby Day.

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rose² (rōz) Pronunciation Key
v. Past tense of rise.

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Rose (rōz) Pronunciation Key
American impresario and songwriter who produced Crazy Quilt (1931) and other musical comedies and wrote several popular songs, including "Me and My Shadow."

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Rose, Peter Edward Known as "Pete." Born 1942.
American baseball player who played with the Cincinnati Reds from 1963 to 1978 and returned as the team's manager in 1984. During his playing career he set 24 major-league records, including hits (4,256). He was banned from the sport in 1989 for betting on baseball games.

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Rose, Mount
A mountain, 3,287.3 m (10,778 ft) high, of western Nevada. It is in a winter sports area near Reno and Lake Tahoe.

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ro·sé (rō-zā') Pronunciation Key
n. A light pink wine made from purple grapes, with the skins being removed from the juice during fermentation as soon as the desired color has been attained.

[French (vin) rosé, pink (wine), from Old French, from rose, rose; see rose¹.]

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O.E. rose, from L. rosa (cf. It., Sp. rosa, Fr. rose; also source of Du. roos, Ger. Rose, Swed. ros, etc.), probably via It. and Gk. dialects from Gk. rhodon "rose" (Aeolic wrodon), ult. from Pers. *vrda-. But cf. Tucker: "The rose was a special growth of Macedonia & the Thracian region as well as of Persia, & the Lat. & Gk. names prob. came from a Thraco-Phrygian source." Aramaic warda is from O.Pers.; the modern Pers. cognate, via the usual sound changes, is gul, source of Turk. gül "rose." The ultimate source of all this may be PIE *wrdho- "thorn, bramble." Used of a color since 1530. In English civil wars of 15c., the white rose was the badge of the House of York, the red of its rival Lancaster. Rose-water is attested from 1398. Rose-colored "optimistic" is first recorded 1854. In the fig. sense, bed of roses is from 1593. Rosy in the sense of "cheerful" is first recorded 1775; meaning "promising" is from 1887. Rose of Sharon (Song of Sol. ii.1) is attested from 1611 and named for the fertile strip of coastal Palestine. The flower has not been identified; used in U.S. since 1847 of the Syrian hibiscus.

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rose
adjective
1.	of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"
noun
1.	any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
2.	pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began [syn: blush wine]
3.	a dusty pink color

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rose

see bed of roses; come up roses; see through rose-colored glasses.

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ROSE
Remote Operations Service Element

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Rose Hill, IA (city, FIPS 68700) Location: 41.32045 N, 92.46277 W
Population (1990): 171 (75 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52586

Rose Hill, KS (city, FIPS 61250) Location: 37.56621 N, 97.13207 W
Population (1990): 2399 (738 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67133

Rose Hill, NC (town, FIPS 57860) Location: 34.82504 N, 78.02823 W
Population (1990): 1287 (586 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28458

Rose Creek, MN (city, FIPS 55600) Location: 43.60457 N, 92.82965 W
Population (1990): 363 (152 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55970

Rose City, MI (city, FIPS 69680) Location: 44.42103 N, 84.11539 W
Population (1990): 686 (275 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48654

Rose Bud, AR (town, FIPS 60770) Location: 35.33088 N, 92.07873 W
Population (1990): 156 (76 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72137

Rose Hill, VA (CDP, FIPS 68880) Location: 38.78860 N, 77.11295 W
Population (1990): 12675 (4840 housing units)
Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 24281

Rose Hill, MS Zip code(s): 39356

Rose Lodge, OR (CDP, FIPS 63800) Location: 45.02205 N, 123.87975 W
Population (1990): 1257 (676 housing units)
Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rose City, TX (city, FIPS 63200) Location: 30.10410 N, 94.05002 W
Population (1990): 572 (230 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rose Valley, PA (borough, FIPS 66192) Location: 39.89483 N, 75.38611 W
Population (1990): 982 (341 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rose Hill, IL (village, FIPS 65754) Location: 39.10414 N, 88.15124 W
Population (1990): 78 (38 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rose Hill Acres, TX (city, FIPS 63272) Location: 30.19560 N, 94.19391 W
Population (1990): 468 (171 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rose, NE Zip code(s): 68772

Saint Rose, LA Zip code(s): 70087

Belle Rose, LA Zip code(s): 70341

North Rose, NY Zip code(s): 14516

Glen Rose, TX (city, FIPS 29876) Location: 32.23628 N, 97.75464 W
Population (1990): 1949 (977 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76043

Dewy Rose, GA Zip code(s): 30634

Wild Rose, WI (village, FIPS 87075) Location: 44.17629 N, 89.24805 W
Population (1990): 676 (343 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54984

Prairie Rose, ND (city, FIPS 64320) Location: 46.81730 N, 96.83437 W
Population (1990): 49 (15 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

La Rose, IL (village, FIPS 42171) Location: 40.97739 N, 89.23453 W
Population (1990): 130 (59 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

St. Rose, LA (CDP, FIPS 67740) Location: 29.95849 N, 90.31454 W
Population (1990): 6259 (2384 housing units)
Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Rose\, imp. of Rise.

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Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas, Rhododendron.]

1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere

Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class.

2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.

3. (Arch.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.

4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump.

5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.

6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.

7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.

8. A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.

Cabbage rose, China rose, etc. See under Cabbage, China, etc.

Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy, under Corn.

Infantile rose (Med.), a variety of roseola.

Jamaica rose. (Bot.) See under Jamaica.

Rose acacia (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub (Robinia hispida) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms.

Rose aniline. (Chem.) Same as Rosaniline.

Rose apple (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree Eugenia Jambos. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume.

Rose beetle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also rose bug, and rose chafer. (b) The European chafer.

Rose bug. (Zo["o]l.) same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer.

Rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame.

Rose camphor (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil.

Rose campion. (Bot.) See under Campion.

Rose catarrh (Med.), rose cold.

Rose chafer. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A common European beetle (Cetonia aurata) which is often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also rose beetle, and rose fly. (b) The rose beetle (a) .

Rose cold (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See Hay fever, under Hay.

Rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise.

Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.

Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf. Brilliant, n.

Rose ear. See under Ear.

Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.

Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines. --Craig.

Rose family (Bot.) the Rosece[ae]. See Rosaceous.

Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.

Rose fly (Zo["o]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.

Rose gall (Zo["o]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See Bedeguar.

Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to resemble a rose; a rosette.

Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.

Rose mallow. (Bot.) (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers. (b) the hollyhock.

Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.

Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.

Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose (b), under China.

Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant (Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and expands again when moistened; -- called also resurrection plant.

Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or possibly the great lotus flower.

Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of attar of roses.

Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also, the color of the pigment.

Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.

Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.

Rose slug (Zo["o]l.), the small green larva of a black sawfly (Selandria ros[ae]). These larv[ae] feed in groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often abundant and very destructive.

Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.

Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.

Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there said was to be divulged.

Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

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Rose

Rose\, v. t. 1. To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush. [Poetic] "A maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty." --Shak.

2. To perfume, as with roses. [Poetic] --Tennyson.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Rose

Many varieties of the rose proper are indigenous to Syria. The famed rose of Damascus is white, but there are also red and yellow roses. In Cant. 2:1 and Isa. 35:1 the Hebrew word _habatstseleth_ (found only in these passages), rendered "rose" (R.V. marg., "autumn crocus"), is supposed by some to mean the oleander, by others the sweet-scented narcissus (a native of Palestine), the tulip, or the daisy; but nothing definite can be affirmed regarding it. The "rose of Sharon" is probably the cistus or rock-rose, several species of which abound in Palestine. "Mount Carmel especially abounds in the cistus, which in April covers some of the barer parts of the mountain with a glow not inferior to that of the Scottish heather." (See MYRRH ØT0002632 [2].)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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