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

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The bartender touched the strawberry mark with his fingers.

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

If I talked to any one I should find him addressing his words to my strawberry mark.

From Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)

Can I be a lost daughter of his, with a strawberry mark somewhere, or do I bear an unearthly resemblance to some lovely being he murdered in early life?

From The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week by Fleming, May Agnes