amaranthine

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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019

A chaplet of amaranthine flowers surmounts his well earned fame.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

Shall the patriots and soldiers of '76, the "Immortal Band," as history styles them, meet again in the amaranthine bowers of spotless purity, of perfect bliss, of eternal glory?

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

Thou hast exchanged the frail flowers that decked thy bier for amaranthine hues and fragrance, and the brief and uncertain delights of mortal being for the eternal and perfect felicity of angels!

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester

They led the little one to amaranthine bowers, and wreathed around his temples the flowers that never fade.

From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard)