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rose box

noun

a perforated metal box used as a strainer; strum.

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Origin of rose box

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby rose box

rosebay, rose beetle, rose bengal, Rosebery, Rose Bowl, rose box, rose-breasted grosbeak, rosebud, Roseburg, rosebush, rose campion
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Example sentences from the Web for rose box

  • The rose-box here illustrated has a little cross-stitch pattern worked on every side, and on the lid.

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