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  • 51rosary pea — or Indian licorice Tropical plant (Abrus precatorius; family Leguminosae). Its hard, red and black seeds, though highly poisonous, are strung into necklaces and rosaries in India and other tropical areas. In India the seeds are also used as a… …

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  • 52rosary — A beadlike arrangement or structure. rachitic r. a row of beading at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages, often seen in rachitic children. SYN: beading of the ribs. * * * ro·sa·ry rōz (ə )rē n, pl ries BEADING * * * ro·sa·ry (roґz …

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  • 53rosary — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Holy Grail, Host, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, aid prayer, appeal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, beads,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 54Rosary pea — Abrus (E) …

    EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • 55rosary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. beads, beadroll; garland, bed of roses. See rite. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prayers, beads, series of prayers, string of beads …

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  • 56rosary — ro·sa·ry || rəʊzÉ™rɪ n. rose garden, bed of roses; series of prayers recalling events in the life of Jesus and the Virgin Mary (Roman Catholicism); string of beads used in prayer (esp. by Roman Catholics) …

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  • 57rosary — [ rəʊz(ə)ri] noun (plural rosaries) 1》 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a form of devotion in which five (or fifteen) decades of Hail Marys are repeated, each decade preceded by an Our Father and followed by a Glory Be. 2》 a string of beads for… …

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  • 58rosary — n. 1. Chaplet, garland. 2. Rose garden, rosery. 3. String of beads for counting prayers …

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  • 59Rosary — a series of prayers; to assist the memory, the prayers are counted off on a string of beads …

    Medieval glossary

  • 60rosary — ro·sa·ry …

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