pink : Idioms & Phrases

• is Dianthus barbatus.

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• noun much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William
  Dianthus latifolius.
  

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Car`o*li"na pink`

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1. (Bot.) See Pinkboot.

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• noun mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers
  Diangus gratianopolitanus.
  

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• . See under China.

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• noun Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual
  china pink; Dianthus chinensis.
  

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• (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink.

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• (Bot.), any fragrant self-colored carnation.

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• noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
  Dianthus caryophyllus; gillyflower; carnation.
  

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• is Dianthus Caryophyllus, the stock from which carnations are derived.

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• noun European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
  cottage pink; Dianthus plumarius.
  

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• adjective satellite of a deep shade of pink
  

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• chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in distemper, and for paper staining. etc. Weale.

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• noun perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
  Silene virginica.
  

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• noun low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
  ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; fringed pink.
  
• noun Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins
  Dianthus supurbus.
  

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• noun any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
  pink.
  

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• . See Pheasant's eye.

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• noun an orchid
  Calopogon pulchellum; Calopogon tuberosum.
  
• noun European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
  cottage pink; Dianthus plumarius.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with grey
  grey-pink; grayish-pink; gray-pink.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with grey
  grey-pink; grayish-pink; gray-pink.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with grey
  grey-pink; grayish-pink; gray-pink.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with grey
  grey-pink; grayish-pink; gray-pink.
  

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• noun low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
  ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; fringed pink.
  

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• noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
  bouncing Bess; soapwort; Saponaria officinalis; bouncing Bet.
  

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• noun tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere
  Ipomoea quamoclit; star-glory; cypress vine; Quamoclit pennata.
  
• noun North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers
  cardinal flower; Lobelia cardinalis.
  

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• . (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine (Ipomoea Quamoclit); so called in the West Indies. (b) See China pink, under China.

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• noun a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged-edged petals
  Dianthus chinensis heddewigii.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with lavender
  lilac-pink; lavender-pink.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with lavender
  lilac-pink; lavender-pink.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with magenta
  

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• noun low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center
  Dianthus deltoides.
  

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• Dianthus deltoides.

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• noun any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
  Sabbatia stellaris; bitter floom; Sabbatia Angularis; marsh pink; American centaury.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with mauve
  

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• is applied to Dianthus deltoides; also, to the ragged robin.

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• noun low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
  ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; fringed pink.
  
• noun low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
  mountain phlox; moss phlox; Phlox subulata; dwarf phlox.
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox (P. subulata), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers. Gray.

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• noun an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
  Lychnis coronaria; rose campion; gardener's delight; dusty miller.
  

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• noun larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
  Gelechia gossypiella.
  

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• noun calla having a rose-colored spathe
  Zantedeschia rehmanii.
  

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• noun white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage
  Kakatoe leadbeateri.
  

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• noun serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae
  

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• noun fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc
  Corticium salmonicolor.
  

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• noun any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking
  

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• (Med.), a popular name for an epidemic variety of ophthalmia, associated with early and marked redness of the eyeball.

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• noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
  Caryophyllaceae; family Caryophyllaceae; carnation family.
  

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• noun heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit
  Styphelia triflora.
  

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• noun California herb with pinkish purple flowers
  Fritillaria pluriflora; adobe lily.
  

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• noun a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice
  

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• the pin grass; so called from the long, tapering points of the carpels. See Alfilaria.

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• noun a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
  wild pansy; Johnny-jump-up; love-in-idleness; Viola tricolor; heartsease.
  

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• noun flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying
  Acroclinium roseum; pink paper daisy.
  

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• (Chem. & Dyeing), the double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal.

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• noun prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
  beach sand verbena; Abronia umbellata.
  

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• a small saucer, the inner surface of which is covered with a pink pigment.

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• noun tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
  horse cassia; pink shower; Cassia grandis.
  

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• noun tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
  horse cassia; pink shower; Cassia grandis.
  

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• noun official notice that you have been fired from your job
  dismissal; dismission.
  

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• (Naut.), a narrow stern.

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• noun pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
  blush wine; rose wine; rose.
  

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• noun flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying
  Acroclinium roseum; pink paper daisy.
  

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• adjective satellite of or relating to a class of jobs once traditionally filled by women
  
  • a pink-collar employee

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Pink"-eyed` adjective

Etymology

Pink half-shut + eye.

Definitions

1. Having small eyes. Holland.

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• adjective satellite of lavender tinged with pink
  pinkish-lavender.
  

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• adjective satellite of orange tinged with pink
  salmon; pinkish-orange.
  

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• adjective satellite of purple tinged with pink
  pinkish-purple.
  

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• adjective satellite of red tinged with pink
  

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• adjective satellite having lost your job
  laid-off; dismissed; discharged; fired.
  

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Pink"-sterned` adjective

Etymology

See 1st Pink.

Definitions

1. (Naut.) Having a very narrow stern; -- said of a vessel.

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• adjective satellite of a color tinged with pink
  

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• adjective satellite of a leaf tipped with pink
  

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• noun a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
  solferino.
  

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• noun Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual
  china pink; Dianthus chinensis.
  

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• adjective satellite of a pink color that is close to red
  

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• noun pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States
  Talinum calycinum.
  

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• noun any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury
  Sabbatia stellaris; bitter floom; Sabbatia Angularis; marsh pink; American centaury.
  

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• a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also, the color of the pigment.

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Rose"-pink` adjective

Definitions

1. Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the pigment called rose pink. See Rose pink, under Rose.
2. Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. "Rose-pink piety." C. Kingsley.

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• noun a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  salmon pink; peach; apricot.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with scarlet
  

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• noun tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover
  cliff rose; Armeria maritima.
  

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• . See Thrift.

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• verb fill with sublime emotion
  thrill; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
  
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with lavender
  lilac-pink; lavender-pink.
  

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• adjective satellite of pink tinged with white; a light tint of pink
  

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• noun a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
  Arethusa bulbosa; dragon's mouth; bog rose.
  
• noun perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
  Silene caroliniana.
  

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• (Bot.), an American plant (Silene Pennsylvanica) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly.

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• noun a shade of pink tinged with yellow
  salmon pink; peach; apricot.
  

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