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rosepetal

UK/ɹəʊz pɛt(ə)l/US/ɹoʊz pɛt(ə)l/

rosepetal is the alternative spelling of rose petal.

Meaning of rose petal

Noun

rose petal (plural rose petals)

  1. The petal of a rose flower.

Adjective

rosepetal

  1. As soft, delicate or (red- or pink-) coloured as the petal of a rose.
    • […] lonely cock atop iron girders wears rosepetal smile […]sometime 1900-1963, William Carlos Williams, A Struggle, printed in The lost works of William Carlos Williams by Robert J. Cirasa, page 55
    • Today Greer says her first impression of Diane was of "a rosepetal-soft, delicate little girl. […]"1995, Patricia Bosworth, Diane Arbus: a biography, page 314

Forms of rosepetal

pluralrosepetals

Questions about rosepetal

What does rosepetal mean?
Rosepetal means as soft, delicate or (red- or pink-) coloured as the petal of a rose.
What is rosepetal the alternative spelling of?
Rosepetal is the alternative spelling of rose petal.
What part of speech is rosepetal?
Rosepetal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rosepetal?
Rosepetal is pronounced /ɹoʊz pɛt(ə)l/ (US).

Words near rosepetal in the dictionary

  1. roseoloviruses
  2. roseophage
  3. roseophages
  4. roseotoxin
  5. roseous
  6. rosepetal
  7. rosepetals
  8. Roser
  9. roseries
  10. Rosero
  11. roseroot

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