Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chromatic crimson-pink color.
- noun A pigment prepared by dyeing chalk or whiting with a decoction of Brazil-wood and alum.
- noun The American centaury, Sabbatia angularis.
- Of a rosy-pink color or hue; roseate; having a delicate bloom: also used figuratively: as, “rose-pink piety,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment called
rose pink . See Rose pink, underrose . - adjective Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
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Examples
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But if there is a lasting emblem that sums up Nov. 22, 1963, the day America tumbled from youthful idealism to hollow despair, it is Jacqueline Kennedy's rose-pink suit and pillbox hat.
National Archives has Jacqueline Kennedy's pink suit, but hat is missing Faye Fiore 2011
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He loved fast cars—and rose-pink nail polish, said Mr. Lawrence, whose wife went for a spin with the artist in Doha in his Bugatti, which, naturally he drove barefoot.
Famed but Controversial Painter M.F. Husain Dies Tripti Lahiri 2011
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When I looked down at my body it was painted deep neon rose-pink -- almost aglow.
Jill Lynne: Irene: Gratitude and Cautionary Warnings Jill Lynne 2011
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He loved fast cars—and rose-pink nail polish, said Mr. Lawrence, whose wife went for a spin with the artist in Doha in his Bugatti, which, naturally he drove barefoot.
Famed but Controversial Painter M.F. Husain Dies Tripti Lahiri 2011
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When I looked down at my body it was painted deep neon rose-pink -- almost aglow.
Jill Lynne: Irene: Gratitude and Cautionary Warnings Jill Lynne 2011
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I have a whole pile of fabric that I still want to make this dress in: TWO two! colorways of camouflage, black denim, a Liberty twill, a rayon plaid, possibly a rose-pink corduroy, and on and on ...
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I have a whole pile of fabric that I still want to make this dress in: TWO two! colorways of camouflage, black denim, a Liberty twill, a rayon plaid, possibly a rose-pink corduroy, and on and on ...
February 2010 2010
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I have a whole pile of fabric that I still want to make this dress in: TWO two! colorways of camouflage, black denim, a Liberty twill, a rayon plaid, possibly a rose-pink corduroy, and on and on ...
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The unhooked fish, 40cm of speckled silver with a shimmer of rose-pink along its flank, is a thing of wonder, and when she finally lifts it up to return it to the water, it leaps from her grasp, and with barely a splash, is gone.
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I have a whole pile of fabric that I still want to make this dress in: TWO two! colorways of camouflage, black denim, a Liberty twill, a rayon plaid, possibly a rose-pink corduroy, and on and on ...
May 2010 2010
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