rosier
/ˈɹəʊzi.ə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of rosy: more rosy
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "on the top ſtood five trees: the firſt was an olive tree, on which hanged a ſhield of the armes of the church of Rome; the ſecond was a pyne aple tree, with the arms of the emperor; the third was a roſyer, with the armes of England; the fourth a braunche of lylies, bearing the armes of France; and the fifth a pomegranet tree, bearing the armes of Spayn"
- "Ne other tire ſhe on her head did weare, But crowned with a garland of ſweete roſiere."
- "The single nightingale Perch’d in the rosier by, so richly ton’d, That never from that most melodious bird, Singing a love-song to his brooding mate, Did Thracian shepherd by the grave Of Orpheus hear a sweeter melody"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: rosier