amaranthine

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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019

A little skiff on time's dark stream,   With silken sail and golden oar, Is floating like a fairy dream,   And pointing to some distant shore,     Where brighter bloom more fragrant flow'rs,     Perfuming amaranthine bow'rs.

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

See how the angelic guards point with amaranthine wands afar, where glows, beyond the vale of tears, the Mountain of Immortal Life.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Thou hast exchanged the frail flowers that decked thy bier for amaranthine hues and fragrance, and the brief and uncertain delights of mortal being for the eternal and perfect felicity of angels!

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester

No longer can we live without the amaranthine cup.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar