Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rosmarine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rosmarine \Ros"ma*rine\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rosmarine \Ros"ma*rine`\, n. [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.
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