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rosebowl en · NOUN

Etymology

From rose + bowl.

Meanings

1. An often ornamental transparent bowl for the display of flowers.
   • Her blood had also splashed across the breakfast room to the left of the stairs: onto a rosebowl, the children's encyclopaedia that lay on the piano, the pictures and portraits. 2018, Laura Thompson, A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan:
   • As such pets are of invaluable help to children, and they should never be discouraged from having some sort of pet—be it a goldfish in a rosebowl, or a baby panda in the backyard, depending of course on your means and the facilities available. 1982, J. Maurus, A Woman's Guide to a Happy Home, page 81:

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