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Brewer's: Roman de la Rose

(See Iliad , The French.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Roman des RomansRoman de Chevalier de Lyon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

sweetbrier

(Encyclopedia) sweetbrier,&sp;sweetbriar, or eglantinesweetbrier,ĕgˈləntīn, –tēn [key] [O. Fr. from Lat.,=needle], wild rose of Europe (Rosa eglanteria), cultivated and now naturalized in the…

loganberry

(Encyclopedia) loganberry, blackberrylike plant of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.

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1Comedian Bob Hope, 97, is rushed to a California hospital and undergoes emergency intestinal surgery.2Willie Fulgear, the 61-year-old Los Angeles resident who was rewarded with $50,000 after…

dewberry

(Encyclopedia) dewberry, name for several species of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.

blackberry

(Encyclopedia) blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.

raspberry

(Encyclopedia) raspberry, name for several thorny shrubs of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for their fruit (see bramble).

attar of roses

(Encyclopedia) attar of rosesattar of rosesătˈər, ăˈtär [key], or rose oil, fragrant essential oil obtained from roses and used in making perfume. It is one of the most valuable of the volatile oils…

Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine

(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Saint Rose PhilippineDuchesne, Saint Rose Philippinerōz fēlēpēnˈ [key]Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine düshĕnˈ [key], 1769–1852, French educator in the United States, a Roman…