having the aroma or fragrance of rose water.
affectedly delicate, nice, or fine; sentimental.
a Victorian novelist with a genteel, rose-water style.
scented water used as a perfume and in cooking, made by the distillation of rose petals or by impregnation with oil of roses
( as modifier )
rose-water scent
(modifier) elegant or delicate, esp excessively so
First recorded in 1350–1400
First recorded in 1655–65
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So Mr Jain decided to turn his roses into rose water and rose oil.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023
“The saffron, the rose water, those flavors are very home for me,” Petrossian says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023
A haldi, or turmeric, ceremony is a pre-wedding ritual in which the bride and groom are slathered with turmeric paste, which is usually made with sandalwood powder, milk or rose water.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022
The flavor also appears elsewhere in Asia, in Persian dishes like sohan, a saffron brittle topped with pistachios, and bastani, an ice cream typically scented with saffron, pistachio, vanilla and rose water.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022
Clara stood inches from him, close enough that he could smell her perfume, something a bit old-fashioned with rose water.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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