shell pink
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shell pink
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Nearby is the miniature Joanne Pring, which opens a rosy pink that fades to a shell pink.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2021
They wore suits in bright red, shell pink, dove gray and burgundy; jewel-toned ties and plaid bow ties; striped button-up shirts and crisp white ones.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2020
Silk jacquards in blurs of shell pink or aqua green echo the idea.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2013
The sky was lit with shell pink and lilac and a scribble of bright salmon on the underside of the clouds like handwriting.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2013
Dawn was breaking over the horizon, shell pink and faintly gold, as he washed, again following the train of thought that had come to him in the dark garden....
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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