See also: Rosier

English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rosier

  1. comparative form of rosy: more rosy

Etymology 2

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From Old French rosier. Doublet of rosary.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊzjə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹəʊʒə(ɹ)/

Noun

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rosier (plural rosiers)

  1. (archaic) rosebush
    • 1550, Edward Hall, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, Beyng Long in Continuall Discension for the Croune of this Noble Realme, [], London: [] Rychard Grafton, [] [and Steven Mierdman], →OCLC:
      on the top ſtood five trees: the firſt was an olive tree, on which hanged a ſhield of the armes of the church of Rome; the ſecond was a pyne aple tree, with the arms of the emperor; the third was a roſyer, with the armes of England; the fourth a braunche of lylies, bearing the armes of France; and the fifth a pomegranet tree, bearing the armes of Spayn
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. [], London: [] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 19:
      Ne other tire ſhe on her head did weare,
      But crowned with a garland of ſweete roſiere.
    • 1801, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: [] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, [], by Biggs and Cottle, [], →OCLC:
      The single nightingale
      Perch’d in the rosier by, so richly ton’d,
      That never from that most melodious bird,
      Singing a love-song to his brooding mate,
      Did Thracian shepherd by the grave
      Of Orpheus hear a sweeter melody

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French rosier. Equivalent to rose +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁo.zje/
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Noun

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rosier m (plural rosiers)

  1. rosebush

Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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rose +‎ -ier

Noun

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rosier oblique singularm (oblique plural rosiers, nominative singular rosiers, nominative plural rosier)

  1. rosebush

Descendants

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  • French: rosier
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