About The Word Ross
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What's The Definition Of Ross?
[n] American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
[n] a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [n] British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) [n] British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [n] Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) Synonyms | Synonyms for Ross: Betsy Griscom Ross | Betsy Ross | James Clark Ross | John Ross | Nellie Ross | Nellie Tayloe Ross | Sir James Clark Ross | Sir John Ross | Sir Ronald Ross Related Terms | Find terms related to Ross: See Also | adventurer | doc | doctor | Dr. | dressmaker | explorer | MD | medico | modiste | needlewoman | physician | pol | political leader | politician | politico | seamstress | sempstress Ross In Webster's Dictionary \Ross\; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
\Ross\, v. t. To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.] |
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