raspberry rose

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raspberry rose (uncountable)

  1. A deep pinkish-purple color.
    • 1968, Journal of Analytical Chemistry of the USSR, volume 23, page 1452:
      It was only on using rhodamine B that a pale-lilac precipitate separated out, while the control solution retained its raspberry-rose color.
    • 1987, African Violet Magazine, volume 40, page 59:
      Center of blossom is white, but color infuses outward from shades of light to deep raspberry rose.
    • 2006, Karen J. Hasley, Lily's Sister, page 71:
      The stunning material, a deep raspberry rose color, shone lilac purple where it caught the light.