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roseal en · ADJ

Etymology

From rose + -al.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Resembling a rose in scent or colour.
   • The rosiall colour, whiche was wonte to be in his vysage, [was] tourned into salowe. 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC:
   • 1646-48, Richard Crashaw, Steps To The Temple. The rich and roseal spring of those rare sweets.
   • For when from roſeall Aurora’s door / Fair Titan shak’d his locks, and marched out; [...] 1648, Joseph Beaumont, “Canto VII. The Great Little One. Stanza 226.”, in Psyche: Or Loves Mysterie, […], London: […] John Dawson for George Boddington, […], →OCLC, page 112, column 2:

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