rosselly

English

Etymology

From rosil (“resin”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒsəli/

Adjective

rosselly (comparative more rosselly, superlative most rosselly)

1. (obsolete) loose; light
   • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, →OCLC:

     That which I haue observed to be the best is a rosselly top , and a brick earthy bottom.

References

• “rosselly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.