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ashes of rose en · NOUN

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Etymology

From the fading color of wilted roses.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) A pinkish gray color.
   • There are star-fish, sea-urchins, and sea-anemones, — gorgeous creatures in ashes of rose and orange, or in pink and brown with dashes of yellow. 1883 (December), Julia C. R. Dorr, "Bermudian Days", The Atlantic Monthly, page 789
   • White and black added to the above combinations result in the quieter tones and tints of these — such as old rose, ashes of rose, salmon, red-brown, terra-cotta, brick red and the series of pinkish to orange greys. 1922, Edward Stratton Holloway, The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment, page 47:

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