ROES

Proper noun

Roes

plural of Roe

Anagrams

• 'orse, EROS, Eros, Rose, eros, ores, orse, rose, rosé, sero-, sore, öres

Noun

ROEs

plural of ROE

Anagrams

• 'orse, EROS, Eros, Rose, eros, ores, orse, rose, rosé, sero-, sore, öres

Noun

roes

plural of roe

Anagrams

• 'orse, EROS, Eros, Rose, eros, ores, orse, rose, rosé, sero-, sore, öres

Source: Wiktionary


ROE

Roe, n. Etym: [OE. ro, AS. rah; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. ra, SW. rå.] (Zoöl.) (a) A roebuck. See Roebuck. (b) The female of any species of deer.

Roe, n. Etym: [For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG. rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. gravel.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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