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old rose
noun
- rose color with a purplish or grayish cast.
old rose
noun
- a greyish-pink colour
- ( as adjective )
old-rose gloves
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Other Words From
- old-rose adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of old rose1
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Example Sentences
Damask curtains of old rose and pale green, falling over a widow-shade of yellow lace, softened the garish light of day.
Marjorie peered thoughtfully at her array of gowns and selected a half-fitted negligee of old-rose silk.
The lamp and the fire give a mellow glow to the heavy old-rose curtains, and to the soft-tinted arabesques on the carpet.
Dressed in a beautiful gown of old rose Georgette with a partial over-frock of frost-like white lace, she was a magnificent study.
The young man was leaning against an old rose-red brick wall, smoking a pipe and obviously waiting.
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