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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The bud of a rose.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The bud of a rose.
  2. n. Hence A young girl in her first bloom; a débutante; a bud.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The bud of a rose.
  2. n. UK A pretty young woman.
  3. n. Cockney a mouth
  4. n. vulgar, slang an anus

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
  2. n. the bud of a rose

Examples

  • “The fragment of coral, a tiny crinkle of pink like a sugar rosebud from a cake, rolled across the mat.”

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

  • “There she goes!" echoed Constance Hopkins and Remember Allerton, who with Elizabeth Tilley constituted what may be called the rosebud division of the Pilgrim girls, all glowing in the freshness of early youth, all comely, strong, and vivacious.”

    Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims

  • “It's "rosebud" in Greek, fitting because she's so delicate.”

    Grisabella, Tallulah Grace or Kalika?

  • “There was a rumor to the effect that 'rosebud' as a pet name of sorts was part of the pillow talk of William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies.”

    Codename POTUS - Swampland - TIME.com

  • “Tell that to 'rosebud', who seems to think that Sen Obama was endowed by his Creator with such 'good innate judgment' that experience is just a secondary factor in informing judgment -- although anyone with even cursory knowledge of development neurobiology would tell you that experience DOES sharpen our judgment over time.”

    Obama Grilled By Iowa Voters Over Pakistan Comments

  • “(BTW, Wikipedia says "rosebud" allegedly was a "nickname used by [William Randolph] Hearst to refer to the clitoris of his mistress", Marion Davies.)”

    Boing Boing: July 23, 2006 - July 29, 2006 Archives

  • “You'll recall that "rosebud" invented the dog challenge.”

    That's Three For Seven

  • “Also, "rosebud" is a sled, the chick in The Crying Game is a dude, and the Titanic sinks at the end.”

    Spoiled Again!

  • “You might want to look at the various "rosebud" scripts I posted in the archives as well as they fit your needs fairly well along with some recreational guided imagery.”

    Erotic Post-Hypnotic Suggestions

  • “It was because of his hatred for Welles’ use of the word rosebud (apparently a pet name for Hearst’s mistress’ nether regions) that so many critics were forced to review the film unfavorably.”

    Eric’s Top 10 Flops Turned Classics » Scene-Stealers

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