amaranthine
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019
And quickly flew the winged hours; Love seem to wreath his fairy chain Of blooming amaranthine flow'rs.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 481, March 19, 1831 by Various
His private worth was crowned with amaranthine flowers, richer and sweeter than the epic and civic wreaths that decked his brow in the public view of an admiring world.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
Thoughts of amaranthine bloom will spring up in the fields ploughed to give food to suffering men.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret
The charming Mrs. L——, of Illinois, was richly attired in a frock and gloves, and wore a wreath of flowers from amaranthine bowers.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)