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rosen

adjectiveattested in dialogue

Made of or consisting of roses.

adjective

  1. 1

    archaicMade of or consisting of roses.

    In the year 1577. he confirmed the Fraternity of the Virgine Mary, and by Bull he gave Indulgences for a year unto all who would say a Rosen crown unto the Virgine, that is, if they would say five Paternosters, and fifty Ave Maryas.

    Prediction, the Image whereof is a Crowne with a Rose, or a Rosen Crown, with the letter F seated or planted upon the same […] a certaine English Prince, whose name should begin with F, as for example, Frederike […]

  2. 2

    archaicRosy; rose-coloured; ruddy.

Etymology

From Middle English rosen (“made of roses; rosy”), from Old English rōsen (“of roses; rosy”), equivalent to rose + -en.

Forms

comparative
more rosen
superlative
most rosen
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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