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Definition of Rosiny
1. a. like rosin, or having its qualities.
Definition of Rosiny
1. Adjective. Like or resembling rosin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rosiny
1. rosinous [adj] - See also: rosinous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosiny
Literary usage of Rosiny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"As for that quaint frontlet of polished red coral, it had lost both color and
form, for it had shriveled up into an unsightly rosiny scar. ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"... rosiny," says James, in a fine Scotch Italian, " e la piu bella, la piu cara
ragazza, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"State or quality of being rosy. rosiny, (rcz'-zin-e) a. Resembling rosin.
ROSTRAL, (ros'-tr^l) a. Having some resemblance to the beak of a ship, or rostrum. ..."
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