Rosebud
['rəʊzbʌd] or ['rozbʌd]
Definition
(noun.) (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl.
(noun.) the bud of a rose.
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Definition
(n.) The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.
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Examples
- Good night, my rosebud. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- However, he can't marry just yet, even if his Rosebud were willing; so he is fain to make the best of it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Her mouth was wide; no rosebud that could only open just enough to let out a 'yes' and 'no,' and 'an't please you, sir. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Thank you,' said Tom, shaking his head dismally, and chewing rosebuds. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He took to biting the rosebuds now, and tearing them away from his teeth with a hand that trembled like an infirm old man's. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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