Read full poem →They bore the Cross, they drained the cup,
Racked, roasted, crushed, wrenched limb from limb,
They the offscouring of the world:
Dictionary Entry
To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
In a Sentence
“to roast meat on a spit”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. roastedchicken roastedred roastedgarlic roastedcoffee roasted
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Poetry examples for “roasted”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The Butterfly's Numidian Gown
With spots of Burnish roasted on
Is proof against the Sun
Read full poem →Now it was, "Saviour, bountiful lamb,
"I have roasted thee Turks, though men roast me!
"See thy servant, the plight wherein I am!
Read full poem →And Marian's nose looks red and raw,
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
Then nightly sings the staring owl,
Read full poem →And Marian's nose looks red and raw
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
Then nightly sings the staring owl,