winter rose
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of winter rose
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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Risks from sliding snow are mounting as total accumulation for the winter rose to a record and drifts reached almost twice as high as last year, the Institute said.
From BusinessWeek • Jan. 24, 2012
"And she never sung you the song o' the winter rose?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
It was on the upper floor, and for this reason free from the damp air which in autumn and winter rose from the moat and hung about the lower range of rooms.
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John
Mrs. Ratcliffe sat in dignified silence, a faint colour deepening in her cheeks like the blush of a winter rose.
From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
Royal Italian Opera is quite a winter rose in Covent Garden.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 1, 1890 by Various
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