Rosmarine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rosmarine \Ros"ma*rine`\, n. [OE. See {Rosemary}.]
     1. Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.]
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              That purer brine
              And wholesome dew called rosmarine.   --B. Jonson.


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     2. Rosemary. [Obs.] --Spenser. "Biting on anise seed and
        rosmarine." --Bp. Hall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rosmarine \Ros"ma*rine\, n. [Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse
     (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea.]
     A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of
     its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.
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           And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. --Spenser.
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