\Ros"ma*rine`\, n. [OE. See {Rosemary}.]
1. Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.]
         That purer brine And wholesome dew called rosmarine.
                                               --B. Jonson.
2. Rosemary. [Obs.] --Spenser. ``Biting on anise seed and
   rosmarine.'' --Bp. Hall.

\Ros"ma*rine\, 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.
      And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. --Spenser.