Parma violet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Parma violet
1855–60; after Parma, Italy
Example Sentences
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It would look like a giant Parma violet against the dark green background.
From The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit
I found an immense bouquet on my seat, of yellow roses with thick clusters of violets round the stalk, the whole thing tied up with wide Parma violet ribbons.
From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Margot Asquith
"Yes, sir," she answered, and promptly led the way up a newly-carpeted staircase, redolent of Parma violet scent and glistening with white enamelled woodwork and plaster casts.
From Adrien Leroy by Charles Garvice
The bride's going away costume was of Parma violet cloth, with waistcoat effect, in brocaded silk.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 by Various
Buy my flowers, citizens,— Here's a Parma violet; Ah! why is my white rose red?
From Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and other poems by Isabella Valancy Crawford
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