roset1
/ˈrəʊzɪt/Chiefly Scottish
noun
1Resin.
2Rosin, especially rubbed on a violin bow or a shoemaker's thread.
Origin
Late Middle English. Variant of rosin, or perhaps immediately of rosil; perhaps compare -et.
roset2
/rə(ʊ)ˈzɛt/noun
= rosette. Now rare.
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). Probably partly from roset, and partly from rose + -et, partly after French rosette rosette.
roset3
/ˈrəʊzɪt/(also rosit, rossit) Scottish
verb
[with object] To rub (especially a violin bow) with rosin.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Fergusson (1750–1774), poet. From roset.