amaranthine
Example Sentences
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2019
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
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 Harding, Georgina
We are not in a hurry, because the crown we are seeking is amaranthine, unfading.
From Our Lady Saint Mary by Barry, J. G. H.
At the bottom of this dell the flowers have an amaranthine bloom.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r
