Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rosier"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rosier \Ro"sier\, n. [F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf.
{Rosary}.]
A rosebush; roses, collectively. [Obs.]

Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]
Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.

A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper
hue. --Milton.

While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy
cheeks confessed. --Prior.

Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.

{Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.

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