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Definition of Rose fly

Rose fly
Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain. Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf. Brilliant, n. Rose ear. See under Ear. Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose. Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines. --Craig. Rose family (Bot.) the Rosece[ae]. See Rosaceous. Rose fever (Med.), rose cold. Rose fly (Zo["o]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer. Rose gall (Zo["o]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See Bedeguar. Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to resemble a rose; a rosette. Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt. Rose mallow. (Bot.) (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers. (b) the hollyhock. Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head. Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott. Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose (b), under China. Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant (Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and expands again when moistened; -- called also resurrection plant. Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or possibly the great lotus flower. Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of attar of roses. Rose pink, a 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. Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red. Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola. Rose slug (Zo["o]l.), the small green larva of a black sawfly (Selandria ros[ae]). These larv[ae] feed in groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often abundant and very destructive. Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel. Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola. Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there said was to be divulged. Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

Meaning of Rose fly from wikipedia

- guard ships fly a state ensign of blue with the national flag in the canton, charged with an eight-pointed red and white compass rose in
- current squad: earl rose fly-half griquas rugby , morgan newman centre , stormers , deon van rensburg centre lions , bjorn basson wing
- 'fly, robin, fly' is a 1975 record by the german group silver convention . in the united states , it rose to 1 on the billboard hot 100
- earl rose (born 12 january 1984, strand , cape town ) is a south africa n rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half , features
- 'there was once an old lady who swallowed a fly' (alternatively 'i know an old lady the lyrics were penned by rose bonne probably the best-
- the album features cover version s of 'the rose ' and 'i believe i can fly ' and original songs like 'i wish that' and 'pray for a better
- a fly-killing device is used for pest control of flying insects, such as in response, a schoolteacher named frank h. rose created the '
- he could also play at fly-half . he made his international debut against south africa on 30 november 1996 in paris , and rose to
- field maple and rowan while the understorey contains shrub species including hazel , guelder rose , elder , gooseberry and fly honeysuckle .
- know an old lady who swallowed a fly (with lyrics by rose bonne which was later recorded by burl ives , peter paul and mary and many others.