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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Rōse'-cām/pi-on, n.p. 1149(Bot.) A plant of the genus Agrostemma, especially A. coronaria. Loudon.
  2. Rōse'-chā'fer, n.p. 1149(Entom.) (a.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Macrodactylus (M. subspinosa), which is very destructive to rose-bushes, grape-vines, and the like. (b.) The rose-bug. See ROSE-BUG.
  3. Rōse'-cŏl'or, n.p. 1149The color of a rose; pink. 2. Hence, a beautiful hue or appearance, as of a rose; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise.
  4. Rōsĕ'-cōl'ored, a.p. 1149Having the color of a rose. 2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, exaggeratedly fine or pleasing; extravagant; as, rose-colored anticipations.
  5. Rōse'-cūt, a.p. 1149Cut with a smooth, round surface, as distinguished from those which have numerous facets; — said of diamonds and other precious stones. Francis.
  6. Rōse-dī'a-mond, n.p. 1149A diamond nearly hemispherical, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular planes in two ranges.
  7. Rōse'-drŏp, n.p. 1149A kind of lozenge having the flavor of the rose. Simmonds. 2. An ear-ring. Simmonds. 3. (Med.) A ruddy eruption upon the nose, caused by drinking ardent spirits; grog-blossom. Dunglison.
  8. Rōse'-ēn'ġine, n.p. 1149An appendage to the turning-lathe, by which a surface of wood, metal, &c., is engraved with a variety of curved lines. Craig.
  9. Rōse'-fish, n.p. 1149A Norway haddock. Simmonds.
  10. Rōse'-fly, n.p. 1149See ROSE-BUG.
  11. Rōse'-gall, n.p. 1149An excrescence on the dog-rose.
  12. Rōse'-head, n.p. 1149A perforated nozzle; a rose. See ROSE, 4.
  13. Rōsĕ'-knŏt, n.p. 1149A bunch of ribbons, or other pliable substance, plaited so as to represent a rose; a rosette. Booth.
  14. Rōse'-lākē, n.p. 1149(Paint.) A rich tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy basis;— called also rose-madder. Fairholt.
  15. Rō′se/lite, n.p. 1149(Min.) A native arseniate of cobalt, occurring in small red crystals. Dana.
  16. Rō'se-mäl'low, n.p. 1149(Bot.) A plant of the genus Althæa, larger than the common mallow; holly-hock. Miller.
  17. Rōse'ma-ry, n.p. 1149(Bot.) A verticillate plant of the genus Rosmarinus, growing naturally in the southern part of France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent…
  18. Rōs'en, a.p. 1149Consisting of, or resembling, roses; rosy. [Obs.] “A rosen chaplet.” Chaucer.
  19. Rōse'-nō'ble, n.p. 1149An ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III., and current at 6s. 8d. He threw him a rose-noble. W. Scott.
  20. Ro-sō'-lō-lā, n.p. 1149(Med.) A cutaneous disease, consisting of a rose-colored efflorescence, in circumscribed patches with little or no elevation, often alternately fading and reviving, sometimes with a colorless…
  21. Rōse'-pĭnk, n.p. 1149A 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.
  22. Rōse'-piŋk, a.p. 1149Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment called rose-pink. 2. Disposed to clothe every thing with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. “Rose-pink piety.” C. Kingsley.
  23. Rōse'-quartz, n.p. 1149(Min.) A variety of quartz which is rose-red.
  24. Rōs'er, n.p. 1149A rose-bush. [Obs.]
  25. Rōse'-root, n.p. 1149(Bot.) A plant of the genus Rhodiola;—so called because the roots have the odor of roses; rosewort.
  26. Rōs'e-ry, n.p. 1149A place where roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses.
  27. Rō'set, n.p. 1149A red color used by painters. Peacham.
  28. Ro-sĕt'tă Stonep. 1149A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a tri-lingual inscription, by aid of which a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. Brande.
  29. Ro-sĕt'ta Woodp. 1149An East Indian wood of a lively red-orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for cabinet work. Ure.
  30. Ro-sĕtte′, n.p. 1149An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament or badge. 2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose, much used in decorations. Gwilt. 3. A red color; rosette.
  31. Rōṣe'-wa'ter, n.p. 1149Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
  32. Rōse'-wā'ter, a.p. 1149Having the odor of rose-water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. “Rose-water philanthropy.” Carlyle.
  33. Rōse'-win'dōw, n.p. 1149(Arch.) A circular window with a series of mullions diverging from the center to join the cusps around, forming divisions which bear a general resemblance to the leaves of a rose; —called also…
  34. Rōse'-wood, n.p. 1149The wood of several different kinds of trees growing in Brazil and other warm climates. It is of fine quality and highly valued, being much used in cabinet-work.
  35. Rōse'-wort, n.p. 1149(Bot.) Rose-root. See ROSE-ROOT.
  36. Rōs'i-cru'cian, n.p. 1149One of a sect of hermetical philosophers which came into being in Germany about the close of the seventeenth century. They made great pretensions to a knowledge of the secrets of nature, and…
  37. Rōs'i-cru'cian, a.p. 1149Pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts.
  38. Rōs'ied, a.p. 1149Decorated with roses, or with the color of roses.
  39. Rō'sier, n.p. 1149A rose-bush. [Obs.] “Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier.” Spenser.
  40. Rōs'in, n.p. 1149The resin left after distilling off the volatile oil from the different species of turpentine; colophony.
  41. Rōs'in, v. t.p. 1149To rub with rosin, as musicians the bow of a violin, and the like. “Or with the rosined bow torment the string.” Gray.
  42. Rōs̄'i-ness, n.p. 1149The quality of being rosy, or of resembling the color of the rose.
  43. Rōs'in-oil, n.p. 1149An oil obtained from the resin of the pine-tree, used by painters, for lubricating machinery, and other purposes. Simmonds.
  44. Rōs'in-y, a.p. 1149Like rosin, or partaking of its qualities.
  45. Rōs'land, n.p. 1149Heathy land; land full of ling; moorish or watery land.
  46. Rōs'ma-rīne', n.p. 1149Dew from the sea; sea-dew. You shall when all things else do sleep, Save your chaste thoughts, with reverence steep Your bodies in that purer brine And wholesome dew called rosmarine. B. Jonson. 2. A…
  47. Rōss, n.p. 1149The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. 2. The refuse of plants. Halliwell.
  48. Rōss, v. t.p. 1149To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark.
  49. Rōs'sel, n.p. 1149Light land. [Eng.] Mortimer.
  50. Rōs'sel-ly, a.p. 1149Loose; light. [Obs.] Mortimer.
  51. Rōs'sig-nol, n.p. 1149The nightingale.
  52. Rōst, n.p. 1150See ROUST.
  53. Rōs'tel, n.p. 1150(Bot.) (a.) The part of a seed which descends into the earth and becomes a root. (b.) A small process, shaped like a beak, found on the petals or stigmas of some plants, as the violet.
  54. Rōs'tel-late, a.p. 1150(Bot.) Having a small beak; terminating in a long, hard, slender, straight point or beak.
  55. Ros-tĕl'li-fōrm, a.p. 1150Having the form of a beak.
  56. Ros-tēl'lum, n.p. 1150(Bot.) The same as ROSTEL.
  57. Rŏs'ter, n.p. 1150(Mil.) A list of officers for duty. Scott. 2. Hence, sometimes, a list of the officers of a division, brigade, regiment, or battalion, containing, under several heads, their names, rank, the corps to…
  58. Rŏs'tral, a.p. 1150Resembling, or pertaining, to a rostrum. 2. Pertaining to the beak.
  59. Rŏs'trate or Rŏs'trā-ted, a.p. 1150(Bot. & Conch.) Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked. 2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys.
  60. Rōs'tri-fōrm, a.p. 1150Having the form of a beak.