amaranthine

Example Sentences

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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019

It made him jealous to imagine them lost in this amaranthine profundity.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

At the bottom of this dell the flowers have an amaranthine bloom.

From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r

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)