Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ROSIER
ROSY
fortunate, rosy
(adjective) presaging good fortune; “she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school”; “rosy predictions”
blushful, rosy
(adjective) of blush color; “blushful mists”
flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked
(adjective) having the pinkish flush of health
rosy, rose-colored
(adjective) reflecting optimism; “a rosy future”; “looked at the world through rose-colored glasses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Rosier (plural Rosiers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rosier is the 8288th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3997 individuals. Rosier is most common among White (70.4%) and Black/African American (24.32%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Rories
Adjective
rosier
comparative form of rosy
Noun
rosier (plural rosiers)
(archaic) rosebush
Anagrams
• Rories
Source: Wiktionary
Ro"sier, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf. Rosary.]
Definition: A rosebush; roses, collectively. [Obs.] Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier. Spenser.
ROSY
Ros"y, a. [Compar. Rosier; superl. Rosiest.]
Definition: Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses. A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. Milton. While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed. Prior.
Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of selfrosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted. Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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