dusty rose

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dusty rose (uncountable)

1. A light, puce-like greyish pink color, like a rose covered in dust.
   • 1999, John Jakes, American Dreams, page 80:

     His heart leaped when he saw how fetching she looked in her afternoon dress, silk chiffon with pleated sleeves, in a becoming shade of dusty rose.

   • 2009, Bridie Clark, The Overnight Socialite, page 138:

     She'd locked the door of her Old Hollywood-inspired office, decorated in dusty rose and high-gloss white, […]

   • 2014, Harper Lin, Croissant Murder, unnumbered page:

     The sun was setting, and the Eiffel Tower was a dusty rose in the distance.

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