pink lady
Americannoun
-
a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
-
(often initial capital letters) a female volunteer in a hospital, usually wearing a pink uniform or pinafore.
Etymology
Origin of pink lady
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A few days later, he arrived at the gate of her townhouse with a beautiful pink lily and a long, handwritten letter, which described his deep and unwavering feelings for her.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2016
The pink lily* was also found, as on Yerrarar, amongst rocks, but growing in rich red soil.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas
But I love it, it is delicate and rosy, and the dark stripes are as they should be, like the tiger marks on a pink lily.
From Aaron's Rod by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
In the redwood forests there is a tall, lovely pink lily, and many brown-spotted yellow tiger-lilies.
From Stories of California by Sexton, Ella M.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
