roseal
roseal adjective: resembling a rose in scent or colour.
Adjective
roseal (comparative more roseal, superlative most roseal)
- 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
- 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
Forms of roseal
| comparative | more roseal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most roseal |
Origin of roseal
From rose + -al.
Questions about roseal
- What does roseal mean?
- Roseal means resembling a rose in scent or colour.
- What part of speech is roseal?
- Roseal is an adjective.
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