"under the rose" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-under the rose.ogg
Etymology: Calque of Latin sub rosā. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|la|sub rosā}} Calque of Latin sub rosā Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} under the rose
  1. (idiomatic) In secret; secretly, privately. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-under_the_rose-en-adv-eyyz1MhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1861, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, quoted by Fiona MacCarthy (2011) in The Last Pre-Raphaelite, Faber, page 130",
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