French rose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French rose
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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But we really owe the French rose fad to a 19th-century trendsetter.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
Set over the course of a pivotal year in the life of a struggling French rose breeder, Pierre Pinaud’s “The Rose Maker” is a slender but engaging tale about competition, cooperation and creativity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2022
After a suitable pause, the eldest of the French rose, and heavily complained of the outrages which they had committed.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
"Pas de quoi, mademoiselle," he responded gruffly, and her opinion of the French rose several points.
From Juggernaut by Campbell, Alice
When Smithsend arrived from imprisonment in Quebec, war fever against the French rose to white-heat.
From The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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