rose cold

noun

, Pathology.

1. rose fever.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rose cold¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

The Sony logo and microphone inlet are adorned with rose cold/copper accents, so these earbuds look at home when sitting next to the 1000XM3 headphones.

From The Verge

This time while he was there, it was like sitting on a beach enjoying the sun while the tide rose cold around his ankles.

From Literature

Out of the ocean of cloud, the great peaks of Hood and St. Helens rose, cold and white, like icebergs on an Arctic sea.

From Project Gutenberg

This illness was not akin to "Rose cold," which is the baneful companion of so many Americans, and which can conquer its victims in the most sudden and complete manner.

From Project Gutenberg

As a consequence, attacks of hay fever are reported even after a distant view of a hayfield, or of rose cold due to the sight of an artificial rose, and of other recurrences that show the power of the mind to bring about at least a beginning of symptoms.

From Project Gutenberg