| Retoss | v. t. To toss back or again. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ross | 115), n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ross | v. t. To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; |
| Rossel | n. Light land; rosland. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rosselly | a. Loose; light. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| ross | (n) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856), Syn. Sir John Ross, John Ross |
| ross | (n) British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862), Syn. Sir James Clark Ross, James Clark Ross |
| ross | (n) British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932), Syn. Sir Ronald Ross |
| ross | (n) a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977), Syn. Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross |
| ross | (n) American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836), Syn. Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross |
| rossbach | (n) a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria, Syn. battle of Rossbach |
| rossetti | (n) English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882), Syn. Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
| rossini | (n) Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868), Syn. Giloacchino Antonio Rossini |
| ross sea | (n) an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica |
| Ross { n } | Rosse { pl } | sich aufs hohe Ross setzen | horse; steed; thoroughbred | steeds | to give oneself airs [Add to Longdo] |
| Rosshaar { n }; Roßhaar { n } [ alt ] | horsehair [Add to Longdo] |
| Rosskur { f }; Roßkur { f } [ alt ] | drastic cure; drastic remedy [Add to Longdo] |
| Rossturako { m } [ ornith. ] | Lady Ross's Turaco [Add to Longdo] |