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rose pink

noun

a light pinkish red color.

Words nearby rose pink

rose of china, rose of heaven, rose of jericho, rose of sharon, rose oil, rose pink, rose pogonia, rose quartz, rose spots, rose topaz, rose water

Origin of rose pink

First recorded in 1725–35

OTHER WORDS FROM rose pink

rose-pink, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rose pink

For there among the rose-pink clouds she saw the Madonna seated upon a throne and holding in her arms the infant Christ.
In God's Garden|Amy Steedman
The lady made a faint, dishonest assent-like noise; and her rose-pink deepened another shade.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The salt wind had blown color into her cheeks as bright as her rose-pink reefer.
Georgina of the Rainbows|Annie Fellows Johnston
More logs were cast upon the fire—logs of sawn cedar wood which gave flames of rose-pink and amethyst.
The Socialist|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

"'Behind' is a pretty good way to get in—to some places," said Desire Ledwith, coming into the rose-pink room with news.
Real Folks|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

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