amaranthine

Example Sentences

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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019

Brothers and sisters, a happy band, Await thee in the spirit land; Bright amaranthine crowns they wear; They long to greet their Ella there.

From Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland by Hanna, Abigail Stanley

The waters ripple around it With soft and luminous motion, Strewing the silvery sands With shells amaranthine, and flowers Borne from amid the white coral stems, Like off'rings of peace from the ocean.

From Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems by Cassels, Walter Richard

A chaplet of amaranthine flowers surmounts his well earned fame.

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

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.