rosa solis
Americannoun
PLURAL
rosa solisesEtymology
Origin of rosa solis
1555–65; < New Latin, alteration (by influence of Latin rosa rose) of Latin rōs sōlis dew of the sun
Example Sentences
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Lying a few pews away, all Rosa Solis could see was the stalk of the killer’s black boots.
From Washington Post
It is to be found at the southern corner of the west wall, and is what is known as a Rosa Solis.
From Project Gutenberg
On a small shelf near the foot of the bed stood a couple of empty phials, a cracked ewer and basin, a brown jug without a handle, a small tin coffee-pot without a spout, a saucer of rouge, a fragment of looking-glass, and a flask, labelled "Rosa Solis."
From Project Gutenberg
"Mercy on us! what have I said!" cried the attendant, greatly alarmed by the agitation of her mistress; "do sit down, your ladyship, while I run for the ratifia and rosa solis."
From Project Gutenberg
Never, never, Master, this is an Age of Freedom and good Humour; Fathers tope Claret with their Sons, and Mothers Rosa Solis with their Daughters; they Rake together, Intreague together, divide Estates, and persue their Inclinations; Familiarity makes young Fellows easie, and old Fellows have the happiness to live out all their Days.
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