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Rosmarine

Ros′ma-rineˊ

,
Noun.
[OE. See
Rosemary
.]
1.
Dew from the sea; sea dew.
[Obs.]
That purer brine
And wholesome dew called
rosmarine
.
B. Jonson.
2.
Rosemary.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
“Biting on anise seed and rosmarine.”
Bp. Hall.

Ros′ma-rine

,
Noun.
[Norw.
rosmar
a walrus;
ros
a horse (akin to E.
horse
) + (probably)
mar
the sea.]
A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.
And greedly
rosmarines
with visages deforme.
Spenser.

Definition 2024

rosmarine

rosmarine

English

Noun

rosmarine ‎(uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Dew from the sea.
    • Ben Jonson
      That purer brine / And wholesome dew called rosmarine.
  2. (obsolete) rosemary
    • Bishop Hall
      biting on anise seed and rosmarine
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Latin

Noun

rosmarine

  1. vocative singular of rosmarinus

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