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peachblow

American  
[peech-bloh] / ˈpitʃˌbloʊ /

noun

  1. a delicate purplish pink.


Etymology

Origin of peachblow

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; peach 1 + blow 3


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For instance, you don’t see many new peachblow toilets.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

Some of my favorite classic ’70s plumbing fixture colors were pink champagne, avocado, sunflower, blueberry, espresso and peachblow.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

Parkins had just passed down the table with a dust covered bottle which he handled with the care of a collector fingering a peachblow vase.

From Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero by Francis Hopkinson Smith

The peachblow was all gone from White Pigeon's cheek, but she was fairly wise and reasonably good—I'm certain of that.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Elbert Hubbard

I feel about the Ideal Husband just as I do about a beautiful peachblow vase which is too fragile, too delicate to be brought into contact with the ordinary earthen-ware of society.

From The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews by John Kendrick Bangs

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