strawberry mark

American  

noun

1. a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.

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strawberry mark British  

noun

1. Also called: strawberry.  Technical name: haemangioma simplex.  a soft raised swelling on the skin, often red, appearing in the weeks after birth. Most will shrink and disappear without treatment

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Etymology

Origin of strawberry mark

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The bartender touched the strawberry mark with his fingers.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

She kept her head under the shock of the likeness, and bethought her of "a strawberry mark upon my left arm."

From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Terry, Ellen

If you're born there people never forget it; it sticks to you like a strawberry mark on the end of your nose.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn