red rose

noun

, English History.

1. the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.

red rose

noun

1. See white rose, Wars of the Roses
   English history the emblem of the House of Lancaster See also Wars of the Roses white rose

Example Sentences

While it has been many years since the elaborate language of flowers was well known, florists remember the rule about red roses, and spread the word for Valentine’s Day.

From Washington Post

So please enjoy “One Red Rose: The Green Kid on Middleground Plucks a Derby Trophy,” which ran on May 6, 1950.

From The Daily Beast

One of my sisters brought champagne, plastic cups, and a single red rose.

From The Daily Beast

Queeker never by any chance addressed the sun, or the red-rose, or anything else suggestive of health and vigour.

From Project Gutenberg

"You will find out by and by," said Uncle William, coming in with a red rose in his buttonhole.

From Project Gutenberg

She heard as in a dream the words of the one who presented the red rose to the heir.

From Project Gutenberg

I would know if, Madame Red Rose, you are jealous of the white-bosomed rose maids.

From Project Gutenberg

I wish to know you better—you who throw me the red rose the color of your lips when I so wickedly follow you home.

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