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rose nobles

rose nobles is the plural of rose noble.

Meaning of rose noble

Noun

rose noble (plural rose nobles)

  1. (historical) An ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III.
    • He opened the discussion, by telling the council a parable of a rich merchant, who would needs go to play at dice with a common hazarder, or sharper, and stake a rose-noble of gold against a crooked halfpenny1828–1831, Walter Scott, Tales of a Grandfather; being Stories Taken from Scottish History. […] , volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] ; Dublin: John Cumming
  2. (Ireland) Knotted figwort, Scrophularia nodosa
    • In Ireland, it is known as Rose Noble and as Kernelwort.1995–2026, Mrs. M. Grieve, “Figwort, Knotted”, in Botanical.com: A Modern Herbal

Questions about rose nobles

What is rose nobles the plural of?
Rose nobles is the plural of rose noble.

Words near rose nobles in the dictionary

  1. rose moss
  2. rose myrtle
  3. rose nail
  4. rose nails
  5. rose noble
  6. rose nobles
  7. rose of Jericho
  8. Rose of Lancaster
  9. rose of Sharon
  10. Rose of Tralee
  11. rose oil

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