amaranthine
Example Sentences
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2019
We are not in a hurry, because the crown we are seeking is amaranthine, unfading.
From Our Lady Saint Mary by J. G. H. Barry
She settled herself on a wide divan covered with a Bokhara carpet of faded amaranthine hues on which languished great cushions embroidered with spreading palms of dull gold.
From The Child of Pleasure by Georgina Harding
His manly brow was decked with epic laurels that can never lose their amaranthine freshness whilst patriotic fire glows or history endures.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
No longer can we live without the amaranthine cup.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam
