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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]
Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
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A smile that glowed
Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. --Milton.
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While blooming youth and gay delight
Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed. --Prior.
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Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
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{Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.
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