*rosse*

n. [ F., dim. of crosse. See Crosier. ] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. one who double-crosses another; a person who says one thing and does another.
Syn. -- double-dealer, betrayer, traitor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. Drazel. ] A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. inter- + osseous: cf. F. interosseux. ] (Anat.) Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. la crosse, lit., the crosier, hooked stick. Cf. Crosier. ] A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a “crosse”. The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Light land; rosland. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Loose; light. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not favored by the stars; ill-fated. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such is my star-crossed destiny. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]