white rose

noun English History.

the emblem of the royal house of York.

Compare red rose, Wars of the Roses.

Origin of white rose

First recorded in 1550–60

Words nearby white rose

white rat, White River, white-robed, White Rock, white room, white rose, white rot, White Russia, White Russian, white rust, whites

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Example sentences from the Web for white rose

They tried boiling oil this morning, and the oil turned into white-rose leaves, and the fire under it turned to a white-rose bush.
Oswald Bastable and Others|Edith Nesbit
White-Rose Cottage wrapped in mist; in the back room a blazing fire.
Footsteps of Fate|Louis Couperus
Still, they had felt no longing for White-Rose Cottage again.
Footsteps of Fate|Louis Couperus
Her white-rose cheeks took sudden warmth of hue, and her pale nostrils quivered.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

He rarely went out, but sat dreaming in White-Rose Cottage, which was lonely and quiet enough in its remote suburb.
Footsteps of Fate|Louis Couperus

British Dictionary definitions for white rose

white rose

noun

English history a widely used emblem or badge of the House of YorkSee also Wars of the Roses, red rose

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单词	white rose
释义	white rose noun English History. the emblem of the royal house of York. Compare red rose, Wars of the Roses. Origin of white rose First recorded in 1550–60 Words nearby white rose white rat, White River, white-robed, White Rock, white room, white rose, white rot, White Russia, White Russian, white rust, whites Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for white rose They tried boiling oil this morning, and the oil turned into white-rose leaves, and the fire under it turned to a white-rose bush. Oswald Bastable and Others\|Edith Nesbit White-Rose Cottage wrapped in mist; in the back room a blazing fire. Footsteps of Fate\|Louis Couperus Still, they had felt no longing for White-Rose Cottage again. Footsteps of Fate\|Louis Couperus Her white-rose cheeks took sudden warmth of hue, and her pale nostrils quivered. The Dop Doctor\|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves He rarely went out, but sat dreaming in White-Rose Cottage, which was lonely and quiet enough in its remote suburb. Footsteps of Fate\|Louis Couperus British Dictionary definitions for white rose white rose noun English history a widely used emblem or badge of the House of YorkSee also Wars of the Roses, red 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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