English rose

English

Noun

English rose (plural English roses)

1. (figurative) An Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose.

   She is a true English rose.

   • 1978, Paul Weller (lyrics and music), “English Rose”, in All Mod Cons, performed by The Jam:

     No matter where I go / I will come back to my English rose / For nothing can ever tempt me from she

   • 2024 November 25, Hannah J. Davies, quoting Kaya Scodelario, “Kaya Scodelario on Skins, scares and sex scenes: ‘I was called an English rose – it really pissed me off’”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     It was really important to me that I show the world that that is part of my culture. I was described as an English rose once in an article and it really pissed me off, because I’m not.

2. Any rose thought to be typical of an English country garden.

See also

• Tudor rose