n. 玫瑰园, 玫瑰花坛

[医] 串珠形构造, 串珠

[ noun ]
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
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Rosary \Ro"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Rosaries}. [LL. rosarium a string of
beads, L. rosarium a place planted with roses, rosa a rose:
cf. F. rosaire. See {Rose}.]
1. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. ``Thick
rosaries of scented thorn.'' --Tennyson.

2. (R.C.Ch.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to
be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by
which the prayers are counted.

His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his
prayers. --Milton.

Note: A rosary consists of fifteen decades. Each decade
contains ten Ave Marias marked by small beads, preceded
by a Paternoster, marked by a larger bead, and
concluded by a Gloria Patri. Five decades make a
chaplet, a third part of the rosary. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.

3. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of
beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.

Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet
of good works to present to God at night. --Jer.
Taylor.

4. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently
circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.

{Rosary shell} (Zo["o]l.), any marine gastropod shell of the
genus {Monodonta}. They are top-shaped, bright-colored and
pearly.