amaranthine
Example Sentences
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2019
His manly brow was decked with epic laurels that can never lose their amaranthine freshness whilst patriotic fire glows or history endures.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
It is for this crown of amaranthine glory, or blessed eternal salvation, that we are to watch and labor with fear and trembling.
From Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Charles Ebert Orr
She settled herself on a wide divan covered with a Bokhara carpet of faded amaranthine hues on which languished great cushions embroidered with spreading palms of dull gold.
From The Child of Pleasure by Georgina Harding
Robes by earthly dust unsullied—crowns of amaranthine flowers, Every bright celestial glory—wedded to the gods, enjoy.
From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Henry Hart Milman
