rose-coloured

adjective

of the colour rose; rosy

see through rose-coloured glasses, see through rose-coloured spectacles, see through rose-tinted glasses or see through rose-tinted spectacles to view in an excessively optimistic light

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Words nearby rose-coloured

rose campion, rose chafer, rose cold, rose-colored, rose-colored glasses, rose-coloured, rose comb, Rosecrans, rose-cut, Rosedale, rose d'Anvers

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Example sentences from the Web for rose-coloured

The room was built of rose-coloured marble excepting the floor, which was tessellated in rose and grey.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The flowers are small, rose-coloured, and generally grow in pairs on axillary stalks.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
She had stood by the hearth, in a rose-coloured gown, with smoke-wreaths curling round her.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Are the rose-coloured nerit, and verdant alia marina imbost upon the rocks?
The Heroine|Eaton Stannard Barrett

It was in vain that Bonaparte sent them the most rose-coloured reports; no one accepted or believed them.
Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day|Haji A. Browne
Its plumage is rose-coloured, the wings being brighter than any other part.
The History of Louisiana|Le Page Du Pratz

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