Definition for RO'SY

RO'SY, a. [from rose.]

  1. Resembling a rose in color or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; charming. While blooming youth and gay delight / Sit on thy rosy cheeks confest. – Prior. The rosy morn resigns her light. Waller.
  2. Made in the form of a rose. B. Jonson.

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