old rose


noun
  1. rose color with a purplish or grayish cast.

Origin of old rose

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Other words from old rose

  • old-rose, adjective

Words Nearby old rose

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How to use old rose in a sentence

  • Damask curtains of old rose and pale green, falling over a widow-shade of yellow lace, softened the garish light of day.

    The conquest of Rome | Matilde Serao
  • 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.

    The Devourers | Annie Vivanti Chartres
  • 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.

    The Imaginary Marriage | Henry St. John Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for old rose

old rose

noun
    • a greyish-pink colour

    • (as adjective): old-rose gloves

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