Ros"ma*rine` (?), n. [OE. See Rosemary.]
1.
Dew from the sea; sea dew.
[Obs.]
That purer brine
And wholesome dew called rosmarine.
B. Jonson.
2.
Rosemary.
[Obs.]
Spenser. "Biting on anise seed and
rosmarine."
Bp. Hall.
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Ros"ma*rine, n. [Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea.]
A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.
And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme.
Spenser.
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