ROSE WATER Definition & Meaning

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rose water

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[ rohz-waw-ter, ‐-�ɴǳ�-�� ]

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noun

water tinctured with the essential oil of roses, used as a perfume and in cooking.

rose-water

[ rohz-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

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adjective

having the aroma or fragrance of rose water.
affectedly delicate, nice, or fine; sentimental:
a Victorian novelist with a genteel, rose-water style.

rose-water

noun

1. scented water used as a perfume and in cooking, made by the distillation of rose petals or by impregnation with oil of roses
2. ( as modifier )
  rose-water scent
modifier elegant or delicate, esp excessively so

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rose water¹

First recorded in 1350–1400

Origin of rose water²

First recorded in 1655–65

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So Mr Jain decided to turn his roses into rose water and rose oil.

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In another scene, they dab Mama’s rose water on their wrists and imagine “that this is what Cleopatra or Nefertiti must have smelled like.”

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Consider some of the dishes on the 2022 menu: carrot kebab with grapefruit; barley with pork broth and rose water; and beef tongue with seaweed crystal.

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Malabi is rose water milk pudding — delicate in flavor, firm but creamy, not too sweet — most often topped with a simple berry sauce and chopped pistachios.

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“The saffron, the rose water, those flavors are very home for me,” Petrossian says.

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