peachblow

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Her eyes were dreamily bright, her cheeks genuine peachblow, her expression a happy one, tinged with reminiscence Pitcher, still mildly curious, noticed a difference in her ways this morning.

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  1. In ceramics, a glaze of Oriental porcelain of warm purple color or inclining to pink, like the blossom of the peach. The pieces bearing this name are sometimes mottled and clouded in different shades of the same color.
  2. A variety of potato: so called from its color.

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  • The peachblow was all gone from White Pigeon's cheek, but she was fairly wise and reasonably good—I'm certain of that. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14
  • An elegant and unusually tall peachblow vase, likely New England, was attracting attention, as were a few choice pieces of hand painted porcelain, which is the dealer's specialty.
  • The peachblow was all gone from White Pigeon's cheek, but she was fairly wise and reasonably good--I'm certain of that. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women
  • Her eyes were dreamily bright, her cheeks genuine peachblow, her expression a happy one, tinged with reminiscence Pitcher, still mildly curious, noticed a difference in her ways this morning. —  The Four Million
  • But a fellow can't expect to be a peachblow at Camp Hard —  Dorothy Dale : a girl of today
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