AskDefine | Define rosebud

Dictionary Definition

rosebud

Noun

1 the bud of a rose
2 (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

User Contributed Dictionary

English

Noun

  1. The bud of a rose.
  2. A pretty young woman.
  3. a mouth
  4. vulgar slang an anus

References

  • Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 8th edition, 1984

Extensive Definition

A rosebud is the bud of a rose flower. The word may refer to:

Arts

  • A plot device in the film Citizen Kane, and several related things.

Places

People

Software and video games

  • Microsoft Rosebud, a component in Microsoft Office, providing Web Folders implementation, to support WebDAV and SharePoint 2007. It is no longer used with Microsoft Office 2007 when running on Windows Vista and above
  • Rosebud PLM, Inc, a web-based Java server solution that allows PDF documents to be presented, reviewed and edited among multiple participants on the Web

Other

  • PZ 87 The Rosebud, the fishing vessel that sailed to London in 1937 to protest the Newlyn Clearances
rosebud in German: Rosebud
rosebud in French: Rosebud
rosebud in Dutch: Rosebud
rosebud in Polish: Rosebud
rosebud in Volapük: Rosebud
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