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

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

From Literature

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From Literature

I recognised it by the strawberry mark in Cap.

From Project Gutenberg

His mother said, ‘Yes, our son has a strawberry mark under his right arm.’

From Project Gutenberg

I am like the hero of a novel—a mysterious orphan—only, unfortunately, with no identifying strawberry mark on my arm.

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