# Rose Cottage

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An isolation ward for treating venereal disease in sailors when ashore.

## Etymology
From a stereotypical name for a person's home with roses growing around it, but here ironically referring to the red colour of sores or bleeding.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rose-cottage