rose
/ɹoʊz/ noun A1- A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
- A flower of the rose plant. · 1794, Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose:" O my Luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in june...
- A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
- Something resembling a rose flower, such as a compass rose.
- A bouquet of circles.
- The rose flower, usually depicted with five petals, five barbs, and a circular seed.
- A nontraditional tincture in Canadian heraldry, corresponding to pink.
- A purplish-red or pink color, the color of some rose flowers.
Plural roses
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Such as at the commencement of the repast had not been able to seat themselves according to their inclination rose unceremoniously, and sought out more agreeable companions.
As for Fernand himself, he seemed to be enduring the tortures of the damned; unable to rest, he was among the first to quit the table, and, as though seeking to avoid the hilarious mirth that rose in such deafening sounds, he continued, in utter silence, to pace the farther end of the salon.
An old man, decorated with the cross of Saint Louis, now rose and proposed the health of King Louis XVIII.
At the knock, the door was immediately opened, and the young man who was seated beside the countess, in obedience to the Italian custom, instantly rose and surrendered his place to the strangers, who, in turn, would be expected to retire upon the arrival of other visitors.
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