rose pink

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noun

a light pinkish red color.

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Origin of rose pink

First recorded in 1725–35

OTHER WORDS FROM rose pink

rose-pink, adjective

Words nearby rose pink

rose of Jericho, rose of Sharon, rose oil, roseola, roseola infantum, rose pink, rose pogonia, rose quartz, roseroot, rosery, rose-slug

How to use rose pink in a sentence

He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills.
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Lady Rose is also rather subdued in the premiere, which is a pity.
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The seemingly endless ranks snapped to attention on command and thousands of white gloves rose in salute.
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Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
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I was on Charlie Rose recently, and in discussing Marilyn Monroe he asked, what do you think was her great appeal?
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The pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
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Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
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The women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles.
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We all rose to our feet, and he shook hands with everybody without waiting to be introduced.
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A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.
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