Meaning of ROSE WATER
| Pronunciation: | | rowz 'wotur
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[n] perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Rose" wa`ter\
Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
\Rose"-wa`ter\, a.
Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or
delicate; sentimental. ``Rose-water philanthropy.''
--Carlyle.
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