old rose

American  

noun

1. rose color with a purplish or grayish cast.

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old rose British  

noun

1. 1. a greyish-pink colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      old-rose gloves

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Other Word Forms

• old-rose adjective

Etymology

Origin of old rose

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

He spent his lunches reading dusty rose-growing manuals in the garden’s work sheds and combing thrift stores for old rose guides.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the number of business establishments less than one year old rose steadily from 550,000 in 1997, peaked at about 650,000 in 2006, and then has gone straight down.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2016

Layering is the easiest way to propagate an old rose.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2015

The old rose colors, occasionally darkening to wine, appeared as silken dresses.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2012

A tan center may be combined with old rose, sage green, bronze green, light yellow, cream color, and dark brown outlines.

From Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home by Todd, Mattie Phipps