ashes of rose

alternative ashes-of-rose

1. pluralplural onlyA pinkish gray color.

   There are star-fish, sea-urchins, and sea-anemones, — gorgeous creatures in ashes of rose and orange, or in pink and brown with dashes of yellow.

   1883 (December), Julia C. R. Dorr, "Bermudian Days", The Atlantic Monthly, page 789

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   White and black added to the above combinations result in the quieter tones and tints of these — such as old rose, ashes of rose, salmon, red-brown, terra-cotta, brick red and the series of pinkish to orange greys.

   1922, Edward Stratton Holloway, The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment, page 47