Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
rose cold. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
rose cold, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
rose cold in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
rose cold you have here. The definition of the word
rose cold will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
rose cold, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
rose cold (plural rose colds)
- (archaic) A variety of hay fever, once attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses.
1910 November – 1911 August, Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden, New York, N.Y.: Frederick A Stokes Company, published 1911, →OCLC:One of th' worst fits he ever had," said Martha, "was one time they took him out where the roses is by the fountain. He'd been readin' in a paper about people gettin' somethin' he called 'rose cold' an' he began to sneeze an' said he'd got it an' then a new gardener as didn't know th' rules passed by an' looked at him curious. He threw himself into a passion an' he said he'd looked at him because he was going to be a hunchback. He cried himself into a fever an' was ill all night."
References
Anagrams