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English rose

English rose noun: an Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose.

Noun

English rose (plural English roses)

  1. (figuratively) An Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose.
    • She is a true English rose.
    • No matter where I go / I will come back to my English rose / For nothing can ever tempt me from she1978, Paul Weller, “English Rose”, in All Mod Cons, performed by The Jam
  2. Any rose thought to be typical of an English country garden.

Forms of English rose

pluralEnglish roses

Questions about English rose

What does English rose mean?
English rose means an Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose.
What part of speech is English rose?
English rose is a noun.
What is the plural of English rose?
The plural of English rose is English roses.

Words near English rose in the dictionary

  1. English plantains
  2. English pleasure
  3. English Plus
  4. English riding
  5. English River
  6. English rose
  7. English roses
  8. English round hand
  9. English runner bean
  10. English runner beans
  11. English saddle

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