amaranthine
Collocations
5ADJ.
all
VERB + AMARANTHINE
tipped, weed
AMARANTHINE + NOUN
talon
PREP.
with
ADV.
really
Definitions
noun
A dark reddish-purple colour.
The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.
The amaranth flower.
Ah! when the eternal morning dawns, And amaranthines shall displace the thorns […]
adj
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
[…] The angelick blast Filled all the regions: from their blisful bowers Of amarantine shade, fountain or spring, By the waters of life, where’er they sat In fellowships of joy, the sons of light Hasted, resorting to the summons high
Ah! is Thy love indeed A weed, albeit an amaranthine weed, Suffering no flowers except its own to mount?
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of an imaginary flower that never fades
- unfading
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.
WiktionaryAh! when the eternal morning dawns, And amaranthines shall displace the thorns […]
Wiktionary[…] The angelick blast Filled all the regions: from their blisful bowers Of amarantine shade, fountain or spring, By the waters of life, where’er they sat In fellowships of joy, the sons of light Hast
WiktionaryAh! is Thy love indeed A weed, albeit an amaranthine weed, Suffering no flowers except its own to mount?
Wiktionary“Fuchsia,” said the Doctor, “come along this evening and I’ll give you a tonic which you must make her take every day. By all that’s amaranthine you really must. […]”
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