pinkishnessn.
/ˈpɪŋkɪʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋkɪʃnᵻs/ A pink colour or tinge; = pinkiness n.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > pale red or pink
incarnationa1475
carnation?1533
peach colour1573
maiden's blush1598
maiden blush1600
flesh-colour1611
gridelinc1640
incarnadine1661
pinka1669
peach bloom1716
pompadour1761
rose pink1772
salmon-colour1813
orange-pink1820
peachiness1820
maiden rose1827
pinkiness1828
peach-blow1829
peach1831
pink madder1835
flesh-tint1839
pinkness1840
rose du Barry1847
flesh1852
almond1872
ash of roses1872
nymph-pink1872
rose Pompadour1872
salmon1873
pinkishness1874
mushroom1884
salmon-pink1884
naturelle1887
shell-pink1887
sunrise1890
sultan pink1899
mushroom colour1900
sunblush1925
flesh tone1931
magnolia1963
1874 Scribner's Monthly July 315/2 The complexion is dark; there is a pinkishness of color about the eyelids.
1909 M. B. Saunders Litany Lane v. 60 With a pinkishness about his eyes not becoming to his blonde good looks.
1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 13 Nov. 75 We instruct the consumer to cook it for 20 minutes, and specifically not to consume the product if there is any pinkishness in the meat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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