rory
See also: Rory
English
WOTD – 17 November 2014
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔː.ɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔɹ.i/
Audio (US) (file)
Etymology 1
From Latin rōs / rōris (“dew”).
Adjective
rory (comparative more rory, superlative most rory)
- (obsolete) Covered by dew.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax (translator), Jerusalem Delivered, i, 14
- On Libanon at first his foot he set,
And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.
- On Libanon at first his foot he set,
- 1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, OCLC 715577589; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, OCLC 867955333, part I, page 3:
- [...] rory end to the regginbrow was to be seen ringsome on the aquaface.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax (translator), Jerusalem Delivered, i, 14
Synonyms
- (covered by dew): dewy, rorid; see also Thesaurus:bedewed
Related terms
- rore
- rorid
Translations
dewy — see dewy
Etymology 2
Unknown
Adjective
rory (comparative more rory, superlative most rory)
- (obsolete) Of gaudy, tasteless, or unsubtle colors.
Related terms
- rory-cum-tory
- rory-tory
- tory-rory
Translations
of gaudy, tasteless, or unsubtle colors