cushion pink

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noun

a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.

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Also called moss campion.

Origin of cushion pink

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby cushion pink

Cushing's disease, Cushing's syndrome, Cushing's syndrome medicamentosus, cushion, cushion cut, cushion pink, cushion plant, cushion rafter, cushiony, Cushitic, Cushman

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That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
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In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
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Her eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
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