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dusty rose

dusty rose noun: a light, puce-like greyish pink color, like a rose covered in dust.

Noun

dusty rose (uncountable)

  1. A light, puce-like greyish pink color, like a rose covered in dust.
    • His heart leaped when he saw how fetching she looked in her afternoon dress, silk chiffon with pleated sleeves, in a becoming shade of dusty rose.1999, John Jakes, American Dreams, page 80
    • She'd locked the door of her Old Hollywood-inspired office, decorated in dusty rose and high-gloss white, […]2009, Bridie Clark, The Overnight Socialite, page 138

Questions about dusty rose

What does dusty rose mean?
Dusty rose means a light, puce-like greyish pink color, like a rose covered in dust.
What part of speech is dusty rose?
Dusty rose is a noun.

Words near dusty rose in the dictionary

  1. dusty
  2. dusty miller
  3. dusty millers
  4. dusty plasma
  5. dusty plasmas
  6. dusty rose
  7. dustymaiden
  8. dustywing
  9. dustywings
  10. Dusun
  11. Dusunic

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