cabbage rose
a rose, Rosa centifolia, having large and fragrant pink flowers, cultivated in many varieties.
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How to use cabbage rose in a sentence
I think she tries to emulate Hester Grimess cabbage-rose cheeks.
The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. MorrisonWhen I revived and saw the lovely pale blush on her face I felt like a cabbage-rose beside a tea-bud.
The Melting of Molly | Maria Thompson DaviessIt frightens me to think that I've got only a few weeks more to turn from a cabbage-rose into a lily.
The Melting of Molly | Maria Thompson DaviessAt the moment Sophie reminded her of nothing so much as a full-blown cabbage-rose, dying to be plucked.
Poppy | Cynthia StockleyDodo looks like a beautiful cabbage rose himself, his cheeks are so rosy.
Molly Brown's College Friends | Nell Speed
British Dictionary definitions for cabbage rose
a rose, Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head
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