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rosebowl

rosebowl noun: an often ornamental transparent bowl for the display of flowers.

Noun

rosebowl (plural rosebowls)

  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

Forms of rosebowl

pluralrosebowls

Origin of rosebowl

From rose + bowl.

Questions about rosebowl

What does rosebowl mean?
Rosebowl means an often ornamental transparent bowl for the display of flowers.
What part of speech is rosebowl?
Rosebowl is a noun.
What is the plural of rosebowl?
The plural of rosebowl is rosebowls.

Words near rosebowl in the dictionary

  1. Rosebery
  2. Roseboro
  3. Roseboros
  4. Roseborough
  5. Roseboroughs
  6. rosebowl
  7. rosebowls
  8. roseboy
  9. roseboys
  10. Rosebrock
  11. Rosebrocks

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