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(), n.Roast. [Obs.] Chaucer. Roost (), v. t.See Roust, v. t. Roost n.[AS. hrst; akin to OD. roest roost, roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. Roof.] 1. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden. 2. A collection of fowls roosting together. At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest. Roost v. i.[imp. & p. p.Roosted; p. pr. & vb. n.Roosting.] 1. To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. Wordsworth. 2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and nestle there. Herbert. スポンサード リンク
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