ROSS

Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross

(noun) American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross

(noun) a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

Ross, Sir Ronald Ross

(noun) British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross

(noun) British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross

(noun) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ross; 115), n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Ross, v. t.

Definition: To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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