Definitions for the word "rose" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. imp.
of Rise
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2.
imp. of Rise.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A rose window. See Rose window, below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The erysipelas.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v. t.
To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. v. t.
To perfume, as with roses.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
1 prickly bush or shrub bearing usu. Fragrant red, pink, yellow, or white flowers. 2 this flower. 3 flowering plant resembling this (christmas rose). 4 a pinkish-red colour. B (usu. In pl.) Rosy complexion (roses in her cheeks). 5 sprinkling-nozzle of a watering-can etc. 6 circular electric light mounting on a ceiling. 7 a representation of a rose in heraldry etc. B rose-shaped design. 8 (in pl.) Used to express luck, ease, success, etc. (roses all the way; everything''s roses). adj. = *rose-coloured 1. [latin rosa]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
14. slang
“under the rose” (frequently used in its _Latin_ form, _sub
rosâ_), _i.e._, under the obligation of silence and secrecy, of which
the rose was anciently an emblem, perhaps, as Sir Thomas Browne remarks,
from the closeness with which its petals are enfolded in the bud. The
Rose of Venus was given, says the classic legend, to Harpocrates, the
God of Silence, by Cupid, as a bribe to keep silent about the goddess’s
amours. It was commonly sculptured on the ceilings of banqueting rooms,
as a sign that what was said in free conversation there was not
afterwards to be divulged; and about 1526 was placed over the Roman
confessionals as an emblem of secrecy. The White Rose was also an emblem
of the Pretender, whose health, as king, his secret adherents used to
drink “under the ROSE.”
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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