red rose

noun English History.

the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.

Nearby words

red reflex, red ribbon, red river, red river war, red roman, red rose, red rot, red route, red rover, red run, red sage

Compare Wars of the Roses, white rose.

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Examples from the Web for red rose

It is the red-rose light, upon the feet of those who dance upon graves.
Visions and Revisions|John Cowper Powys
All her red-rose beauty had gone from the little maid along with her dancing lightness.
The Maid of the Whispering Hills|Vingie E. Roe
But then I had a wonderful foundation to begin building upon: that day in the rose-arbour—the red-rose day of my life.
Everyman's Land|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Yet as she said it she was thinking how glad she was that she herself was red-rose rather than lily!
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives

Jeanne nodded with a curl of disbelief in her red-rose mouth.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for red rose

red rose

noun

English history the emblem of the House of LancasterSee also Wars of the Roses, white rose

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red rose

noun English History.

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red rose

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