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red rose

American  

noun

English History.
  1. the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.


red rose British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Even though she's wearing the red rose, which obviously is not something that is normally celebrated much in Wales, everybody here is Meg's biggest supporter," says Harries.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Next to the closed coffin, which was topped by a single red rose, sat Valentino's partner Giancarlo Giammetti, whose business acumen helped elevate the label to global prominence.

From Barron's Jan. 21, 2026

“How I wish it was Oct. 6, 2023, again! Even with all the difficulties Gaza faced, life was like a red rose for us. It was a decent life.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2024

Cover the stores’ coffins in the faded iconography of their shopping bags: respectively, a spray of violets, brown and white stripes and a single red rose.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2024

But Aunt Ruby pinned her collar with a red rose made of sealing wax.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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