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   rakishly
         adv 1: in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an
                  angle" [syn: {rakishly}, {raffishly}, {carelessly}]

English Dictionary: rose globe lily by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raucously
adv
  1. with a raucous sound; "his voice rang raucously"
  2. in a rowdy manner; "the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily"
    Synonym(s): rowdily, raucously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recusal
n
  1. (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves
    Synonym(s): recusation, recusal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recyclable
adj
  1. capable of being used again [syn: reclaimable, recyclable, reusable]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recycle
v
  1. cause to repeat a cycle
  2. use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
    Synonym(s): recycle, reprocess, reuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recycling
n
  1. the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recycling bin
n
  1. a bin for depositing things to be recycled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recycling plant
n
  1. a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regosol
n
  1. a type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roach clip
n
  1. metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach
    Synonym(s): roach clip, roach holder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rock Island
n
  1. a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rogue's gallery
n
  1. a coterie of undesirable people [syn: galere, {rogue's gallery}]
  2. a collection of pictures of criminals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roguishly
adv
  1. like a dishonest rogue; "he roguishly intended to keep the money"
  2. in a playfully roguish manner; "he winked at her roguishly"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rosa eglanteria
n
  1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
    Synonym(s): sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose globe lily
n
  1. globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley
    Synonym(s): rose globe lily, Calochortus amoenus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose-colored
adj
  1. reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"
    Synonym(s): rose-colored, rosy
  2. having a rose color
    Synonym(s): rose-colored, rosy-colored
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose-colored pastor
n
  1. glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
    Synonym(s): rose-colored starling, rose-colored pastor, Pastor sturnus, Pastor roseus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose-colored starling
n
  1. glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
    Synonym(s): rose-colored starling, rose-colored pastor, Pastor sturnus, Pastor roseus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rosy-colored
adj
  1. having a rose color
    Synonym(s): rose-colored, rosy-colored
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rough sledding
n
  1. a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers"
    Synonym(s): hard time, rough sledding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ryukyu Islands
n
  1. a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Race \Race\, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r[aemac]s a rush,
      running; akin to Icel. r[be]s course, race. [root]118.]
      1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression.
  
      2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.
  
                     The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of
                     any beasts.                                       --Bacon.
  
      3. Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a
            contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding,
            driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually,
            a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he
            attended the races.
  
                     The race is not to the swift.            --Eccl. ix.
                                                                              11.
  
                     I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. --Pope.
  
      4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged;
            hence, career; course of life.
  
                     My race of glory run, and race of shame. --Milton.
  
      5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or
            passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy
            sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as,
            the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney.
  
      6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the
            channel in which it flows; a mill race.
  
      Note: The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes
               called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace.
  
      7. (Mach.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven
            back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.
  
      {Race cloth}, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having
            pockets to hold the weights prescribed.
  
      {Race course}.
            (a) The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which
                  a race is run.
            (b) Same as {Race way}, below.
  
      {Race cup}, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race.
           
  
      {Race glass}, a kind of field glass.
  
      {Race horse}.
            (a) A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a
                  horse bred or kept for running races.
            (b) A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The steamer duck.
            (d) (Zo[94]l.) A mantis.
  
      {Race knife}, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at
            the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as
            by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding.
  
      {Race saddle}, a light saddle used in racing.
  
      {Race track}. Same as {Race course}
            (a), above.
  
      {Race way}, the canal for the current that drives a water
            wheel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Race \Race\, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r[aemac]s a rush,
      running; akin to Icel. r[be]s course, race. [root]118.]
      1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression.
  
      2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.
  
                     The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of
                     any beasts.                                       --Bacon.
  
      3. Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a
            contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding,
            driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually,
            a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he
            attended the races.
  
                     The race is not to the swift.            --Eccl. ix.
                                                                              11.
  
                     I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. --Pope.
  
      4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged;
            hence, career; course of life.
  
                     My race of glory run, and race of shame. --Milton.
  
      5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or
            passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy
            sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as,
            the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney.
  
      6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the
            channel in which it flows; a mill race.
  
      Note: The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes
               called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace.
  
      7. (Mach.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven
            back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.
  
      {Race cloth}, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having
            pockets to hold the weights prescribed.
  
      {Race course}.
            (a) The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which
                  a race is run.
            (b) Same as {Race way}, below.
  
      {Race cup}, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race.
           
  
      {Race glass}, a kind of field glass.
  
      {Race horse}.
            (a) A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a
                  horse bred or kept for running races.
            (b) A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The steamer duck.
            (d) (Zo[94]l.) A mantis.
  
      {Race knife}, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at
            the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as
            by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding.
  
      {Race saddle}, a light saddle used in racing.
  
      {Race track}. Same as {Race course}
            (a), above.
  
      {Race way}, the canal for the current that drives a water
            wheel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rakishly \Rak"ish*ly\, adv.
      In a rakish manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raucous \Rau"cous\, a. [L. raucus.]
      Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous, thick tone. [bd]His
      voice slightly raucous.[b8] --Aytoun. -- {Rau"cous*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.
      sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely
            allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
            also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring
            of different kinds.
      (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called
            also {alfione}, and {perch}.
  
      {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so
            called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.
  
      {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
      (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.
  
      {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Alfione \[d8]Al`fi*o"ne\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An edible marine fish of California ({Rhacochilus toxotes}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crow-silk \Crow"-silk`\ (kr?"s?lk`), n. (Bot.)
      A filamentous fresh-water alga ({Conferva rivularis} of
      Linnaeus, {Rhizoclonium rivulare} of Kutzing).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rice-shell \Rice"-shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine
      shells of the genus {Olivella}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bass \Bass\, n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}. [A
      corruption of barse.] (Zo[94]l.)
      1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus},
            {Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species.
  
      Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American
               species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus});
               white or silver bass of the lakes. ({R. chrysops});
               brass or yellow bass ({R. interruptus}).
  
      2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
            {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}.
  
      3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See
            {Sea bass}.
  
      4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[91]na ocellata}).
            See {Redfish}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
               {Calico bass}, under {Calico}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ousel \Ou"sel\, n. [OE. osel, AS. [?]sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG.
      amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. {Merle},
      {Amsel}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several species of European thrushes, especially the
      blackbird ({Merula merula}, or {Turdus merula}), and the
      mountain or ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}). [Written also
      {ouzel}.]
  
      {Rock ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.
  
      {Water ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the European dipper ({Cinclus
            aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({C. Mexicanus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rogue \Rogue\, n. [F. rogue proud, haughty, supercilious; cf.
      Icel. hr[?]kr a rook, croaker (cf. {Rook} a bird), or Armor.
      rok, rog, proud, arogant.]
      1. (Eng.Law) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a
            tramp.
  
      Note: The phrase rogues and vagabonds is applied to a large
               class of wandering, disorderly, or dissolute persons.
               They were formerly punished by being whipped and having
               the gristle of the right ear bored with a hot iron.
  
      2. A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat.
  
                     The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise. --Pope.
  
      3. One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence,
            often used as a term of endearment.
  
                     Ah, you sweet little rogue, you!         --Shak.
  
      4. An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about
            alone, in which state it is very savage.
  
      5. (Hort.) A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some
            choice variety.
  
      {Rogues' gallery}, a collection of portraits of rogues or
            criminals, for the use of the police authorities.
  
      {Rogue's march}, derisive music performed in driving away a
            person under popular indignation or official sentence, as
            when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment.
  
      {Rogue's yarn}, yarn of a different twist and color from the
            rest, inserted into the cordage of the British navy, to
            identify it if stolen, or for the purpose of tracing the
            maker in case of defect. Different makers are required to
            use yarns of different colors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Roguish \Rogu"ish\, a.
      1. Vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
                     His roguish madness Allows itself to anything.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.
  
      3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.
  
                     The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most
                     roguish cast.                                    --Dryden.
            -- {Rogu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Rogu"ish*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eglantine \Eg"lan*tine\, n. [F. [82]glantine, fr. OF. aiglent
      brier, hip tree, fr. (assumed) LL. acuculentus, fr. a dim. of
      L. acus needle; cf. F. aiguille needle. Cf. {Aglet}.] (Bot.)
      (a) A species of rose ({Rosa Eglanteria}), with fragrant
            foliage and flowers of various colors.
      (b) The sweetbrier ({R. rubiginosa}).
  
      Note: Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to
               some twinning plant, perhaps the honeysuckle.
  
                        Through the sweetbrier, or the vine, Or the
                        twisted eglantine.                        --L'Allegro,
                                                                              47.
               [bd]In our early writers and in Gerarde and the
               herbalists, it was a shrub with white flowers.[b8]
               --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS.
      br[c7]r, br[91]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin,
      Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.]
      1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;
            especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}.
  
      2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
  
                     The thorns and briers of reproof.      --Cowper.
  
      {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia}
            and {S. Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes.
  
      {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax ({S.
            rotundifolia}, etc.)
  
      {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}.
  
      {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?],
      Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
      rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.]
      1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of
            which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
            hemispere
  
      Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
               prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
               state have five petals of a color varying from deep
               pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
               hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
               and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
               distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
               Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
               perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
               every class.
  
      2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
            rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
  
      3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below.
  
      4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
            delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
            strainer at the foot of a pump.
  
      5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
  
      6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
            with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
  
      7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
  
      8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below.
  
      {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage},
            {China}, etc.
  
      {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}.
  
      {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola.
  
      {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}.
  
      {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
            ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
            blossoms.
  
      {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}.
  
      {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
            tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or
            more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
            roselike perfume.
  
      {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
                  ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves
                  of various plants, and is often very injurious to
                  rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
                  {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}.
            (b) The European chafer.
  
      {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}.
           
  
      {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
            flame.
  
      {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
            separates from rose oil.
  
      {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}.
  
      {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is
                  often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
                  {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}.
            (b) The rose beetle
            (a) .
  
      {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
            attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
            {Hay fever}, under {Hay}.
  
      {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
            hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
            promise.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?],
      Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
      rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.]
      1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of
            which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
            hemispere
  
      Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
               prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
               state have five petals of a color varying from deep
               pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
               hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
               and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
               distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
               Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
               perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
               every class.
  
      2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
            rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
  
      3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below.
  
      4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
            delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
            strainer at the foot of a pump.
  
      5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
  
      6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
            with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
  
      7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
  
      8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below.
  
      {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage},
            {China}, etc.
  
      {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}.
  
      {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola.
  
      {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}.
  
      {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
            ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
            blossoms.
  
      {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}.
  
      {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
            tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or
            more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
            roselike perfume.
  
      {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
                  ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves
                  of various plants, and is often very injurious to
                  rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
                  {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}.
            (b) The European chafer.
  
      {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}.
           
  
      {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
            flame.
  
      {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
            separates from rose oil.
  
      {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}.
  
      {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is
                  often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
                  {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}.
            (b) The rose beetle
            (a) .
  
      {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
            attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
            {Hay fever}, under {Hay}.
  
      {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
            hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
            promise.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given
            to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.
  
      {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
            other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
            which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
            {Brilliant}, n.
  
      {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.
  
      {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  
      {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
            by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
            a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
  
      {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.
  
      {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
  
      {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
            {Bedeguar}.
  
      {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
            resemble a rose; a rosette.
  
      {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and
            madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
  
      {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
                  {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.
            (b) the hollyhock.
  
      {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
  
      {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
            figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
            III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}
            (b), under {China}.
  
      {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
            ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and
            expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
            plant}.
  
      {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
            ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for
            some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
            possibly the great lotus flower.
  
      {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
            various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
            part of attar of roses.
  
      {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
            or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
            the color of the pigment.
  
      {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
           
  
      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.
  
      {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black
            sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in
            groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
            are often abundant and very destructive.
  
      {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with
            ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and
            {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.
  
      {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.
  
      {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
            privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
            rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
            hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
            said was to be divulged.
  
      {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
            York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
            House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given
            to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.
  
      {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
            other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
            which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
            {Brilliant}, n.
  
      {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.
  
      {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  
      {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
            by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
            a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
  
      {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.
  
      {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.
  
      {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
  
      {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
            {Bedeguar}.
  
      {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
            resemble a rose; a rosette.
  
      {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and
            madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
  
      {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
                  {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.
            (b) the hollyhock.
  
      {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
  
      {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
            figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
            III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}
            (b), under {China}.
  
      {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
            ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and
            expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
            plant}.
  
      {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
            ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for
            some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
            possibly the great lotus flower.
  
      {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
            various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
            part of attar of roses.
  
      {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
            or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
            the color of the pigment.
  
      {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
           
  
      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.
  
      {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black
            sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in
            groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
            are often abundant and very destructive.
  
      {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with
            ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and
            {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.
  
      {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.
  
      {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
            privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
            rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
            hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
            said was to be divulged.
  
      {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
            York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
            House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rose-colored \Rose"-col`ored\, a.
      1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate
            pink color.
  
      2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or
            pleasing; alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Starling \Star"ling\, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS.
      st[91]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara,
      Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[91]r, L. sturnus. Cf.
      {Stare} a starling.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any passerine bird belonging to {Sturnus} and
            allied genera. The European starling ({Sturnus vulgaris})
            is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss,
            and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird,
            and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also
            {stare}, and {starred}. The pied starling of India is
            {Sternopastor contra}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A California fish; the rock trout.
  
      3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge
            for protection and support; -- called also {sterling}.
  
      {Rose-colored starling}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pastor}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rices Landing, PA (borough, FIPS 64432)
      Location: 39.94610 N, 79.99477 W
      Population (1990): 457 (186 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 15357

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rock Island, IL (city, FIPS 65078)
      Location: 41.47460 N, 90.58030 W
      Population (1990): 40552 (17901 housing units)
      Area: 39.2 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61201
   Rock Island, OK (town, FIPS 63600)
      Location: 35.18382 N, 94.48234 W
      Population (1990): 478 (184 housing units)
      Area: 31.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
   Rock Island, WA (town, FIPS 59180)
      Location: 47.37183 N, 120.13709 W
      Population (1990): 524 (188 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98850

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rock Island County, IL (county, FIPS 161)
      Location: 41.46895 N, 90.56551 W
      Population (1990): 148723 (63327 housing units)
      Area: 1105.4 sq km (land), 63.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Roseglen, ND
      Zip code(s): 58775

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rosiclare, IL (city, FIPS 65897)
      Location: 37.42239 N, 88.35071 W
      Population (1990): 1378 (629 housing units)
      Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62982

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rushsylvania, OH (village, FIPS 69176)
      Location: 40.46117 N, 83.67106 W
      Population (1990): 573 (224 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 43347
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