1. (n.) A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.

2. (n.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted.

3. (n.) A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.

4. (n.) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.

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