strawberry mark

American  

noun

1. a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.

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strawberry mark British  

noun

1. Also called: strawberry.  Technical name: haemangioma simplex.  a soft raised swelling on the skin, often red, appearing in the weeks after birth. Most will shrink and disappear without treatment

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Etymology

Origin of strawberry mark

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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strawberry mark

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The bartender touched the strawberry mark with his fingers.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

"And didn't you see the strawberry mark after that?" sighed Agnes.

From The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in by Hill, Grace Brooks

With a strawberry mark in the small of his back.

From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert