shell pink

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noun

delicate whitish to yellow pink.

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Origin of shell pink

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM shell pink

shell-pink, adjective

Words nearby shell pink

shell game, shell gland, shell jacket, shell-like, shell out, shell pink, shell program, shellproof, shell shock, shell-shocked, shell star

How to use shell pink in a sentence

They were made of wax and painted a shell pink, but the rest of his face was yellow.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
See this shell pink chiffon, how lovely it would look under trees of apple blossoms.
Etiquette|Emily Post
The pedestal was of shell-pink marble, carved in delicate bas-relief.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst
It is very lovely in this shell-pink light of early morning, it could not have looked lovelier when Sir Walter estimated it.
The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark

Her Devon-repaired complexion was of dazzling purity, all snowy white and sea-shell pink.
Quaint Courtships|Various
One little branch, shell-pink, took the girl's fancy; she turned it over, frankly covetous.
The Unknown Sea|Clemence Housman