rose vinegarn.
/ˈrəʊz ˌvɪnᵻɡə/, U.S. /ˈroʊz ˌvɪnəɡər/ Vinegar scented with rose petals.
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1560 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli 2nd Pt. Secretes Alexis of Piemont Table To make rose vinaiger very swete.
1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxliii. 274 You shal take Rose water, White Rosevineger, Strong white Wine or Maluasie of eche like much.
1603 F. Herring Certaine Rules B 2 Let him wash his face..with rose-water and rose-vinegar.
1665 R. Kephale Medela Pestilentiæ 69 Sew it up in a piece of red Sarcenet, or Callico; moisten it with a little Rose-vinegar.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Roast-Meats Then they may be eaten with green Sauce,..or with Rose-Vinegar.
1762 W. Gelleroy London Cook 155 Stamped and strained, with white wine, rose vinegar, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, juice of oranges, and sugar.
1829 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Dec. 385 To give a more agreeable perfume to this vinegar, thirty pints of rose vinegar may be added to it.
1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 335/2 Rose Vinegar, made by steeping rose petals in vinegar, is useful as an external application in headaches, for dissipating unpleasant smells in apartments.
1937 Osiris 3 154 (table) Fomentation of plantain water, 2 oz. rose water..1 oz. rose vinegar.
1953 M. Wykes-Joyce Triad of Genius xiv. 215 Then come recipes for rose-water, rose vinegar, perfume of roses..even perfumed matches.
2004 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 4 My grandmother always had a bottle of homemade rose vinegar in her cupboard.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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