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Rosse

[ ros ]

/ rɒs /

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noun

William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.

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Words nearby Rosse

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How to use Rosse in a sentence

The first work of art really worth looking at that one sees at Berlin is the "Rosse-bndiger" in front of the palace.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
For this act the regimental commander highly commended Rosse, remarking on his “high sense of duty and exceptional courage.”
Battery E in France|Frederic R. Kilner
Personally and socially Lord Rosse endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact.
Great Astronomers|R. S. Ball
The Rosse speculum—six feet in diameter and three tons in weight—reposes at the lower end of a telescope fifty-five feet long.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball

It was designed and constructed in 1845 by the late Earl of Rosse, and has rendered great service to science.
Sixty Years a Queen|Sir Herbert Maxwell