Definitions
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- adjective of pink tinged with mauve
 
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Examples
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Brings a nice clear mauve-pink that fills in well between the penstemons and the asters.
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This photo also shows some of the beautiful tile-work that decorates the Temple and the rich color-ways that were used in its construction: black, white, tawny orange, gold, blue, mauve-pink.
Archive 2008-07-01 Jan 2008
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This photo also shows some of the beautiful tile-work that decorates the Temple and the rich color-ways that were used in its construction: black, white, tawny orange, gold, blue, mauve-pink.
An Interesting Emblem Jan 2008
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There were Maréchal Niel and heavy-headed tea roses, the soft mauve-pink Caroline Testout, deep red
My beloved South, Mrs. T. P. O 1914
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For it _was_ mauve-pink; she could see that well enough now.
Superseded May Sinclair 1904
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Two tears that had gathered in Miss Quincey's eyes now fell on the silk, deepening the mauve-pink to a hideous magenta.
Superseded May Sinclair 1904
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Flowers and fruit, in exotic profusion, were its dominant note; quinces, pomegranates, passion - flowers, giant convolvulus, great mauve-pink roses, and grapes that were already being pressed by gleeful cupids in a riotous Arcadian vintage, stood out on its woven texture.
The Unbearable Bassington 1870-1916 Saki 1893
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The blooms combine large 3/4 inch dusty mauve-pink bracts that form a 2- to 3-inch chain, cascading one from another like a tiny pagoda, from which sprout half-inch pale pink to purple flowers.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2011
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There are now some marvellous colours, from the faded mauve-pink of 'Lady Saville', to the dusky lilac of 'Lorna', the delectable pale yellow 'Moonlight' and the milky 'Moonraker'.
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He recommends planting containers with evergreen ground covers, such as Chinese sedum, which changes from green to bronze during the winter, and Turkish sedum, which changes from blue-green to mauve-pink in the winter.
 
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