rose noble

noun

1. a former gold coin of England, first issued by Edward IV, being the existing noble with a figure of a rose added to the types on either side: much imitated on the Continent, especially in the Netherlands.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rose noble¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

After her breakout role in Heartstopper, Yasmin Finney is back on our screens playing trans character Rose Noble in Doctor Who, as the show celebrates its 60th anniversary.

From BBC

Once the fiendish “Rose” Noble and his gang seize control of the well, our heroes’ only hope of acquiring riches beyond the dreams of avarice lies in surreptitiously digging a tunnel to the treasure vault.

From Washington Post

In one, the beauteous Adèle is kidnapped by the vengeful “Rose” Noble in a plot reminiscent of Anthony Hope’s immortal “The Prisoner of Zenda.”

From Washington Post

He prided himself on a huge mustache, each end of which terminated in a rose noble.

From Project Gutenberg

Below, there was a large lake, surrounded by wooded hills, above which rose noble rocks fringed with stately pines, and higher ranges of mountains beyond, some of whose summits were covered with snow that glittered like purest alabaster in the azure blue of the sky.

From Project Gutenberg