[
US
/ˈɹoʊzbəd/
]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊzbʌd/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊzbʌd/ ]
NOUN
- the bud of a rose
- (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
How To Use rosebud In A Sentence
- Brady uses this horrid incident as a Rosebud inspiration for a life of flurry and accomplishment, but this is pure speculation.
- Her features were fine; her soulful green eyes sparkled with excitement, and her rosebud mouth was turned up in an unconscious smile.
- The armchair's densely carved scallops and shellwork, rosebuds, floral bouquets, and cartouche-shaped back are loosely based on the rococo style as reinterpreted in French pattern books of the mid-nineteenth century.
- Aphids - these small bugs are green in the East, pink in the West, and can suck the life out of rosebuds and tender stems.
- Despite the disastrous night prior, Devin still dwelt in a sublime state, mesmerised by tantalizing blue eyes and a rosebud mouth.
- At the party Lillian Rose, wearing the rosebud dress bought by Yvonne, gurgled happily in her cot.
- The neckline, flared sleeves, and slim waistline were embroidered with pink rosebuds and leaves, and trimmed with silver.
- With jockey Yutaka Take in the irons, To the Victory dug in gamely and narrowly outran Rosebud to the wire.
- The room was so delicate and pretty, especially with the rosebud printed valances.
- Even in the 1976 heat-wave, I steamed uncomplainingly in polyester satin with rosebud trim.