thorns of a rose

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• rose — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 any prickly bush or shrub of the genus Rosa, bearing usu. fragrant flowers generally of a red, pink, yellow, or white colour. 2 this flower. 3 any flowering plant resembling this (Christmas rose; rock rose). 4 a a light… …   Useful english dictionary

• ROSE — (Heb. וֶרֶד, vered, mishnaic), the genus Rosa. Two species grow wild in Israel, the white rose, Rosa phoenicea, which grows on the banks of rivers, in swamps and woods, and the vered ha kelev – Rosa canina–which has pink and sometimes white… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Rose McDowall — (* 21. Oktober 1959 in Glasgow) ist eine schottische Musikerin, die seit 1978 in verschiedenen Gruppen und solo spielt und singt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Musik 3 Diskografie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rose — For other uses, see Rose (disambiguation). Rose …   Wikipedia

• rose — rose1 roseless, adj. roselike, adj. /rohz/, n., adj., v., rosed, rosing. n. 1. any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly stemmed, pinnate leaved, showy flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Cf. rose family. 2. any of various related or similar… …   Universalium

• Rose — /rohz/, n. 1. Billy, 1899 1966, U.S. theatrical producer. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any of about 100 species in the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) characterized by their beautiful, fragrant flowers. Rosa species are probably the most widely… …   Universalium

• rosé — /roh zay /, n. a pink table wine in which the pale color is produced by removing the grape skins from the must before fermentation is completed. [1425 75; < F: lit., pink] * * * I Any of about 100 species in the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae)… …   Universalium

• rose — see no rose without a thorn he who plants thorns should not expect to gather roses do not grieve that rose trees have thorns, rather rejoice that thorny bushes bear roses do not grieve that rose trees have thorns, rather rejoice that thorny… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Rose of Lima, Saint — orig. Isabel de Flores born April 20/30, 1586, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru died Aug. 24, 1617, Lima; canonized April 12, 1671; feast day August 23, formerly August 30 Patron saint of Peru and all of South America, the first person born in the… …   Universalium

• rose — [[t]ro͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ roses 1) Rose is the past tense of rise. 2) N COUNT A rose is a flower, often with a pleasant smell, which grows on a bush with stems that have sharp points called thorns on them. She bent to pick a red rose. ...a bunch of… …   English dictionary

• rose — rose1 [ rouz ] noun *** 1. ) count a flower that has a sweet smell and THORNS (=sharp pieces) on its stem: a bunch of red roses a rose garden a ) rose or rose bush a bush that produces roses => BED1 2. ) uncount a dark pink color 3. ) count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English