Roscid
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Containing or consisting of dew; dewy. archaic
"The differences of earths and the trial of them, are worthy to be diligently inquired […] It is thought by some, that the ends of low rainbows fall more upon one kind of earth than upon another; as it may well be; for that that earth is most roscid: and therefore it is commended for a sign of good earth."
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More examples"The differences of earths and the trial of them, are worthy to be diligently inquired […] It is thought by some, that the ends of low rainbows fall more upon one kind of earth than upon another; as it may well be; for that that earth is most roscid: and therefore it is commended for a sign of good earth."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin roscidus, from ros, roris (“dew”).
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