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PURPLISH PINK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does purplish pink mean?
• PURPLISH PINK (noun)
The noun PURPLISH PINK has 1 sense:
1. a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
Familiarity information: PURPLISH PINK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
purplish pink; solferino
Hypernyms ("purplish pink" is a kind of...):
pink (a light shade of red)
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