ROSMARINE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.] That purer brine And wholesome dew called rosmarine. B. Jonson.

2.
n.

Rosemary. [Obs.] Spenser. "Biting on anise seed and rosmarine." Bp. Hall.

3.
n.

A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew. And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. Spenser.

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