peach-blow

British  

noun

1. 1. a delicate purplish-pink colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a peach-blow vase

2. a glaze of this colour on Oriental porcelain

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Etymology

Origin of peach-blow

C19: from _peach ¹ + _blow ³

Example Sentences

"Wouldn't they?" murmured the child, in dreamy sympathy with this belated peach-blow.

From Indian Summer by Howells, William Dean

The field of the rug is often in white or ivory, or in soft blue, red, yellow, or even peach-blow tint.

From Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Holt, Rosa Belle

The peach-blow of his fair cheeks was partly hidden by a heavy false beard, plaited into stubby braids, which hung to an even line a little below the chin.

From Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner by Douglass, Ellsworth

The camera, in this case, is a magnifying glass, and the most peach-blow complexion would look coarse unless slightly powdered.

From The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm by Hope, Laura Lee

"I often have marvelled at Billy's peach-blow complexion," she said; "now I have the secret."

From Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport by McFall, J. V.