roseal
English
Etymology
Adjective
roseal (comparative more roseal, superlative most roseal)
- (obsolete) Resembling a rose in scent or colour.
- 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC:
- The rosiall colour, whiche was wonte to be in his vysage, [was] tourned into salowe.
- 1648, Joseph Beaumont, “Canto VII. The Great Little One. Stanza 226.”, in Psyche: Or Loves Mysterie, […], London: […] John Dawson for George Boddington, […], →OCLC, page 112, column 2:
- For when from roſeall Aurora’s door / Fair Titan shak’d his locks, and marched out; [...]
- 1646-48, Richard Crashaw, Steps To The Temple.
- The rich and roseal spring of those rare sweets.