rose water
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- noun
- /ˈroʊz ˈwɔːtər/
:
agua de rosas
- One of the simple home remedies for body odor is to put a few drops of rose water in the bathtub before taking a bath.
- smell of rose water
- bowl of rose water
- rose water and vinegar
I was taught this trick by a makeup artist is to spray rose water as the finishing touch.
- I was taught this trick by a makeup artist is to spray rose water as the finishing touch.
- I think I am allergic to rose water.
- This is the Mario Badescu facial spray with aloe herbs and rose water.
- It's kind of like a week coffee with hints of carnimom and rose water.
- I'm going to use this Garnier Skin Active Soothing Facial Mist, and it's made with rose water.
- So next I'm going to be putting the Mario Badescu Rose Spray facial spray with aloe herbs and rose water.
- This has natural waxes and it also contains rose water, which is a luxury element of this and actually smells like roses, which is kind of interesting.
- The last thing from Target I got was the Pixie makeup fixing mist with rose water and greed.
- I feel like this looks exactly like those the color of stone, which I wear every single day, rose water spray to set it.
Examples
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Her body smelled of rose water.
Fiction book (1996) -
She smelled of rose water and was wearing a royal blue dress that made her look like a dark, gleaming queen.
Fiction book (1999) -
The smell of rose water.
Fiction book (1999) -
Rose water, for my lovely daughter.
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His hair smells of rose water.
Fiction book (1992) -
He gave orders for a feast and for bowls of rose water.
Fiction book (1998) -
Prepare a paste by mixing a cup of rose water and adding to it a cup of glycerin.
Blog text (16) -
This has natural waxes and it also contains rose water, which is a luxury element of this and actually smells like roses, which is kind of interesting.
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She lay on her mat, with cotton balls soaked in rose water on her eyelids.
Fiction book (1998) -
To make a scented toner, combine 1 part rose water with 1 part witch hazel.
Synonyms
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A scented water made by soaking rose petals, used in cooking and skin care
Water scented with rose petals for use in food and skin care
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Morphology
The meaning 'a fragrant liquid made by steeping rose petals in water' is directly derivable from combining 'rose' and 'water' because the pattern 'X water' typically denotes water containing or infused with X; a B1 learner who knows both words will infer a rose-infused liquid. Cross-linguistic parallels (e.g., French 'eau de rose', Spanish 'agua de rosas') and the common culinary/cosmetic uses further support that the expression is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
Rose water comes from the simple act of soaking rose petals in water so the liquid takes on the flower's scent. So, today rose water means a fragrant liquid 'used' in cooking, skin care, and perfume.