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Roseate tern

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Roseate \Ro"se*ate\, a. [Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from
   roses. See {Roseal}, {Rose}.]
   1. Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers.

   2. resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with
      rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate
      lips.

   {Roseate tern} (Zo["o]l.), an American and European tern
      ({Sterna Dougalli}) whose breast is roseate in the
      breeding season.
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