rosebud

plural rosebuds

1. The bud of a rose.

   Holonyms: rose < rosebush

   1 more example

   Gather ye Roſe-buds vvhile ye may, / Old Time is ſtill a flying: / And this ſame flovver, that ſmiles to day; / To morrovv vvill be dying.

   1648, Robert Herrick, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”, in Hesperides: Or, The Works both Humane & Divine […], London: […] John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold by Tho[mas] Hunt, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 93

2. UKsometimesA pretty young woman.
3. USrareA debutante.
4. rareAny of assorted small seashells with a pink or partially pink color, usually of the family Muricidae.
5. CockneyA mouth.

   Synonyms: bazoo, cakehole, chops, clam, clamshell, gob, hash-trap, kisser

6. slangthe indentation of a surface caused by an incorrect hammer strike (missing the nail)
7. slangvulgarThe anus.

   He withdrew his tongue from her ass and traced little patterns across her rosebud with a fingertip […]

   2018, Rachel Blues, Anal Sex Stories

   2 more examples

   Her ass was the ultimate goal for both of us, but I wanted to draw out the anticipation. […] She watched from between her knees as I prepared to push into her rosebud.

   2017, Penthouse Variations on Anal

   Squeezing a healthy dollop of lube onto her rosebud, he stretched the tight ring and forced more lubrication into her ass.

   2017, Corinne Davies, The 3xtasy Lake Collection, volume 2, page 128

   Synonyms: a-hole, anus, arsehole, arse, asscunt, asshole, asspussy, ass

8. slangvulgarThe clitoris.

   To obtain an even better effect I managed to pull the seam right up into my cunney so that the shape of my generous outer lips would be revealed and even the swollen rosebud of my clitty could be discerned especially - as I didn’t put any knickers on and was totally nude underneath.

   2005, anonymous author, chapter 4, in Cremorne Gardens, Blue Moon Books, page 160

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   His thumbs spread her woman's center so he could fit his mouth more closely and enter her with his tongue. Now she could not contain her cries of excitement. The tip of his tongue licked the hard rosebud hidden within, then circled it slowly over and over until she was swollen with need.

   1993 October 28, Virginia Henley, chapter 19, in Bold Conquest, Avon Books, page 271

   Her plea was ignored entirely. He stood over her, crowding her with his powerful body, and tugged the tunic from her nerveless grasp. “Do you remember how I plied the wet rosebud between your thighs?” Holding her gaze, he traced a finger between her breasts, downward to her narrow waist, drawing his hand slowly, lingeringly, over her skin. “I could show you such pleasure again, sweeting. ...”

   1995 March 28, Nicole Jordan, chapter 11, in The Warrior, Avon Books, page 181

   Synonyms: bean, butter bean, boy in the boat, button, clit, clitoris, devil's doorbell, happy button

9. in pluralslangA woman's nipples, namely when erect.

   He could see the fullness of her beautiful breasts, tipped with their rosebuds, through the fine cotton. They seemed to be begging for him to caress and kiss them.

   2005, Hermione Steele, chapter 37, in Love Goes West, AuthorHouse, page 345

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   I gasped when I felt the powerful spray from the shower against my breasts. First one, then the other. My rosebuds swelled up immediately, red and stiff. She sprayed between my breasts and on the small of my back. Then she quit for a minute.

   1969, Jens Bjørneboe, chapter 6, in Without a Stitch, Grove Press, page 137

   Caleb lifted her above him, accepting the hard rosebud of her nipple into his mouth as he drank from her. ‘You're beautiful’, Cat, he groaned as he rolled over so that she was the one beneath him. ‘So very beautiful.’

   1986 August 28, Carole Mortimer, chapter 8, in No Longer A Dream, Harlequin Books, page 152

   Synonyms: nipples, blinkers, braille, bullets, bumps, chichis, circuit breakers, cookies

plural Rosebuds

1. UKhistoricalA member of the most junior division of the Girl Guides Association, now called a Brownie.
2. Something similar to the ‘Rosebud’ in the movie Citizen Kane in that it is a mysterious clue which provides profound insight into the character of a person.

1. A female given name from English.

   Surviving are […] her great-granddaughter, Lunabella Rosebud […]

   2021 January 10, “[Obituaries] Rosemarie Nazarenko”, in The Sunday Times, Scranton, Pa., →OCLC, page A11, column 2

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   Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Teschner of 186 East 75th St. announce the engagement of their daughter Rosebud Lotta to Dr. Myer Solls-Cohen of Philadelphia.

   1924 December 30, “Married”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   In 1922 the couple separated and two years later he tried to gain the custody of his small daughter, Rosebud Corinne.

   1930 December 4, “C. H. Young Killed in Fire in His Home […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Green was released later in the year, and married Jane Samuels, a Canadian, in 1978. They had a daughter, Rosebud, and divorced the following year.

   2020 July 25, Associated Press, “Fleetwood Mac blues guitarist Peter Green dies at 73”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2020

2. A coastal town in Victoria, Australia, named after the wreck of the cargo ship "Rosebud".
3. A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
4. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana, United States.
8. A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Rosebud County, Montana, United States, probably named after the Rosebud Creek.
10. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States.
11. A census-designated place in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, situated on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
12. A city in Falls County, Texas, United States.
13. A river in Alberta, Canada.