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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fragrant preparation made by steeping or distilling rose petals in water, used in cosmetics, as eau de toilette, and in cookery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
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- noun The
water -soluble portion of thedistillate ofrose petals .
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- noun perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses
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treeseed commented on the word rose water
Rose water or rose syrup is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals. Rose water, itself a by-product of the production of rose oil for use in perfume, is used to flavour food, as a component in some cosmetic and medical preparations, and for religious purposes throughout Europe and Asia.
Rose water has a very distinctive flavour and is used heavily in South Asian, West Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine—especially in sweets. For example, rose water gives loukoumia (turkish delight) and gulab jamuns their distinctive flavours. In Iran it is also added to tea, ice cream, cookies and other sweets in small quantities, and in the Arab world and India it is used to flavour milk and dairy-based dishes such as rice pudding.
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June 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word rose water
I immerse myself in the Buzurriya Souq
Set a sail in a cloud of spices
Clouds of cloves
And cinnamon . . .
And camomile . . .
I perform ablutions in rose water once.
And in the water of passion many times . . . "
- Nizar Qabbani, 'Damascus, What Are You Doing to Me?'
September 16, 2008