[roh-set-ee, -zet-ee, ruh-] 
| 1. | Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet. |
| 2. | her brother, Dante Gabriel (Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti ), 1828–82, English poet and painter. |
| Ros·set·ti (rō-zět'ē) British poet and painter. A founder (1848) of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he is known for his portraits and his vividly detailed, mystic poems, including "The Blessed Damozel" (1850). His sister Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) wrote lyrical religious works and ballads, such as "Up-Hill" (1861). |