blusher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈblʌʃɚ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From blush + -er.
Meanings
- (countable) One who blushes.
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(countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
Beside him Lady Partridge, her head tilted up, her face a mask of blusher and brown powder, like someone just back from a skiing holiday, was also clearly elsewhere.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 9, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
- (countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blushers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
cs růžovka (certain Amanita species) · fi rusokärpässieni (certain Amanita species) · eo ruĝiĝanta amanito (certain Amanita species)