n. [ OE. See Rosemary. ]
That purer brine
And wholesome dew called rosmarine. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea. ] A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew. [ 1913 Webster ]
And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]