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rose-drop
[f. rose n. + drop n.]
†1. An ear-drop forming a rose-setting. Obs.—1
1707Lond. Gaz. No. 4300/3 A Pair of Rose Diamond Ear-Rings, with Rose Drops, containing 36 Rose Diamonds.
2. Med. (See quot., and cf. rosy-drop.)
1719Quincy Phys. Dict. (1722) 188 Gutta Rosacea, Rose-Drop, is an Eruption upon the Skin, chiefly in the Face, which marks it with red Blotches or Wheals of a red Colour. 1851Dunglison Dict. Med.
3. A kind of lozenge or sweet (see quots.).
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Rose-drop,..a lozenge flavoured with rose essence. 1889R. Wells Bread & Biscuit Baker's Assist. 71 Rose Drops..are made as in the preceding case. Flavour with essence of rose and colour with cochineal. |