English rose

English English Rose Noun en figurative An Englishwoman of fine and delicate beauty, akin to that of a rose. en She is a true English rose. en 1978 w:Paul Weller English Rose w:The Jam w:All Mod Cons No matter where I go / I will come back to my English rose / For nothing can ever tempt me from she en-GB Hannah J. Davies w:Kaya Scodelario Kaya Scodelario on Skins, scares and sex scenes: ‘I was called an English rose – it really pissed me off’ The Guardian 2024-11-25 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/25/kaya-scodelario-on-skins-scares-and-sex-scenes-i-was-called-an-english-rose-it-really-pissed-me-off 0261-3077 It was really important to me that I show the world that that is part of my culture. I was described as an English rose once in an article and it really pissed me off, because I’m not. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018133718/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/25/kaya-scodelario-on-skins-scares-and-sex-scenes-i-was-called-an-english-rose-it-really-pissed-me-off 18 October 2026 Any rose thought to be typical of an English country garden. See also en Tudor rose en People