Meanings
nounEnglish rose (plural English roses)
plural English roses
- figurativelyAn Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose.
She is a true English rose.
2 more examples
No matter where I go / I will come back to my English rose / For nothing can ever tempt me from she
1978, Paul Weller, “English Rose”, in All Mod Cons, performed by The JamIt was really important to me that I show the world that that is part of my culture. I was described as an English rose once in an article and it really pissed me off, because I’m not.
2024 November 25, Hannah J. Davies, quoting Kaya Scodelario, “Kaya Scodelario on Skins, scares and sex scenes: ‘I was called an English rose – it really pissed me off’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN - Any rose thought to be typical of an English country garden.
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