Definition of "rose-leaf" [rose-leaf]

• One of the petals of a rose. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "To the left, on the rose-leaf rim of the low-lying hills, smouldered the sleepy sun, which saw no sleep that night nor was destined to see sleep for many nights to come."
• "In another place of his monumental work, Iqbal speaks of man's independent power and capability, "Hard his lot and frail his being, like a rose-leaf, yet no form of reality is so powerful, so inspiring, and so beautiful as the spirit of man!""
• "He would not, I thought, be swayed in his decisions by sentiment or the attraction of rose-leaf cheeks and hair like liquid gold."