salmon pink

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Origin of salmon pink

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby salmon pink

Salmonella typhosa, salmonellosis, salmonid, salmon ladder, salmonoid, salmon pink, Salmon River Mountains, salmon trout, salmon wheel, salol, Salome

How to use salmon pink in a sentence

Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twin girls, Greta and Grace, run around the floor in circles, wearing pink playsuits with tiny pink wings attached.
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Plus, the Spey, one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world, bordered the south side of the estate.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You will find one of the best places on earth to go salmon fishing.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She is smiling, a pink-striped hat on her head and a mini rainbow lollipop sticking out of her mouth.
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The pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
Uncanny Tales|Various
"I am sorry," she replied instead, not saying a word about the poor little toes which the pretty pink lady had crushed.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Her eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for salmon pink

salmon pink

noun

a yellowish-pink colour, sometimes with an orange tinge
(as adjective)a salmon-pink hat

Sometimes shortened to: salmon

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