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roscid

roscid adjective: containing or consisting of dew; dewy.

Adjective

roscid (comparative more roscid, superlative most roscid)

  1. (archaic) Containing or consisting of dew; dewy.
    • The differences of earths and the trial of them, are worthy to be diligently inquired […] It is thought by some, that the ends of low rainbows fall more upon one kind of earth than upon another; as it may well be; for that that earth is most roscid: and therefore it is commended for a sign of good...1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: Or, A Natural History, century 7; republished in The Works of Lord Bacon, volume 1, London: William Ball, 1837, page 156
    • For all the while her purged ashes rest / These rellicks dry suck in the heavenly dew, / And roscid Manna rains upon her breast, / And fills with sacred milk sweet fresh and new, / Where all take life and doth the world renew;1646, Henry More, Democritus Platonissans, verse 100, page 26
    Synonyms:
    bedewed, rorid

Synonyms of roscid

Forms of roscid

comparativemore roscid
superlativemost roscid

Origin of roscid

Borrowed from Latin roscidus, from ros, roris (“dew”).

Questions about roscid

What does roscid mean?
Roscid means containing or consisting of dew; dewy.
What part of speech is roscid?
Roscid is an adjective.

Words near roscid in the dictionary

  1. ROSCA
  2. roscada
  3. ROSCAs
  4. roscherite
  5. Roscian
  6. roscid
  7. ROSCO
  8. Roscobie
  9. roscoe
  10. roscoelite
  11. roscoes

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