shell pink
noun
delicate whitish to yellow pink.
Origin of shell pink
1First recorded in 1885–90
Other words from shell pink
- shell-pink, adjective
Words Nearby shell pink
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How to use shell pink in a sentence
They were made of wax and painted a shell pink, but the rest of his face was yellow.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSee this shell pink chiffon, how lovely it would look under trees of apple blossoms.
Etiquette | Emily PostThe pedestal was of shell-pink marble, carved in delicate bas-relief.
Fairfax and His Pride | Marie Van VorstIt is very lovely in this shell-pink light of early morning, it could not have looked lovelier when Sir Walter estimated it.
The Spell of Scotland | Keith ClarkHer Devon-repaired complexion was of dazzling purity, all snowy white and sea-shell pink.
Quaint Courtships | Various
One little branch, shell-pink, took the girl's fancy; she turned it over, frankly covetous.
The Unknown Sea | Clemence Housman
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