Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The bud of a rose.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The bud of a rose.
  • noun Hence A young girl in her first bloom; a débutante; a bud.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The bud of a rose.
  • noun UK A pretty young woman.
  • noun Cockney a mouth
  • noun vulgar, slang an anus

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
  • noun the bud of a rose

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Examples

  • The fragment of coral, a tiny crinkle of pink like a sugar rosebud from a cake, rolled across the mat.

    Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949

  • "There she goes!" echoed Constance Hopkins and Remember Allerton, who with Elizabeth Tilley constituted what may be called the rosebud division of the Pilgrim girls, all glowing in the freshness of early youth, all comely, strong, and vivacious.

    Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims 1862

  • It's "rosebud" in Greek, fitting because she's so delicate.

    Grisabella, Tallulah Grace or Kalika? 2009

  • There was a rumor to the effect that 'rosebud' as a pet name of sorts was part of the pillow talk of William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies.

    Codename POTUS - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • Tell that to 'rosebud', who seems to think that Sen Obama was endowed by his Creator with such 'good innate judgment' that experience is just a secondary factor in informing judgment -- although anyone with even cursory knowledge of development neurobiology would tell you that experience DOES sharpen our judgment over time.

    Obama Grilled By Iowa Voters Over Pakistan Comments 2009

  • (BTW, Wikipedia says "rosebud" allegedly was a "nickname used by [William Randolph] Hearst to refer to the clitoris of his mistress", Marion Davies.)

    Boing Boing: July 23, 2006 - July 29, 2006 Archives 2006

  • You'll recall that "rosebud" invented the dog challenge.

    That's Three For Seven Laura K 2006

  • Also, "rosebud" is a sled, the chick in The Crying Game is a dude, and the Titanic sinks at the end.

    Spoiled Again! 2005

  • You might want to look at the various "rosebud" scripts I posted in the archives as well as they fit your needs fairly well along with some recreational guided imagery.

    Life of Brian: 2004

  • You might want to look at the various "rosebud" scripts I posted in the archives as well as they fit your needs fairly well along with some recreational guided imagery.

    Erotic Post-Hypnotic Suggestions 2004

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