Meanings
plural rorations
- Synonym of dewfall.
With dawn we see the mark of yesternight’s roration.
1 more example
That in the bland rorations calm Their luscious redolence receive And, with a still, ambrosial balm, Aromatize the breath of eve.
1810, James Kennedy, Glenochel: A Descriptive Poem in Two Volumes, volume 1, page 50Synonyms: dewfall
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of dewfall.
Origin
- Latinrōrātio“dewfall”
- Englishroration
Borrowed from Latin rōrātio (“dewfall”).
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