cabbage rose

American  

noun

1. a rose, Rosa centifolia, having large and fragrant pink flowers, cultivated in many varieties.

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cabbage rose British  

noun

1. a rose, Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head

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Etymology

Origin of cabbage rose

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

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cabbage rose

Lacroix is the man whose designs might sport a rude cabbage rose, perhaps on the derriere.

From Time Magazine Archive

And in the very same way the Spirit long ago became manifest in the Body of Christ, the first cabbage rose began to materialize on my tablecloth.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

"Going out, Touchwood?" inquired an elderly man of military appearance, who was practicing golf putts from one cabbage rose to another on the Brussels carpet.

From Poor Relations by MacKenzie, Compton

It was made of some glistening black material, and at its center there bloomed a fearful red cabbage rose, a rose all vulgarity, ostentation and importance.

From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Dodo looks like a beautiful cabbage rose himself, his cheeks are so rosy.

From Molly Brown's College Friends by Speed, Nell