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

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

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Really, your story runs like a melodrama, where the hero turns out to be a duke and his mother knows the strawberry mark on his arm.

From Sir Noel's Heir A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

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

From Sir Noel's Heir A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes