rose-water
- noun
- /ˈroʊz ˌwɔːtər/
:
agua de rosas
- Many beauty products contain rose-water for its soothing properties on the skin.
They don't say how much or what, so I'm going to put in a little bit of this rose water just to sit.
- They don't say how much or what, so I'm going to put in a little bit of this rose water just to sit.
Examples
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Early efforts involved cutting scrolls in half, soaking them in rose water, and exposing them to vegetable gas.
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In Persian cuisine, dishes often get a unique flavor from a splash of rose-water.
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They don't say how much or what, so I'm going to put in a little bit of this rose water just to sit.
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I got the fine fragrance mist in the Rose Water and Ivy, which let's just let's just smell and enjoy.
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She will reach for her life and take it, as casually as the others are reaching for rose-water sweets on a plate.
Fiction book (1999) -
For a refreshing drink, add a few drops of rose-water to your lemonade.
Synonyms
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4.1
A scented water made by soaking rose petals, used in cooking and skin care
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3.1
A scented liquid that people make by soaking rose petals in water for cooking and skin care
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Morphology
Etymology
Rose-water is simply the flower rose plus water. People in Persia and the Middle East long ago soaked rose petals in water to make a scented liquid for food and skin, so today's rose-water still means water that has the smell or taste of roses.