Peachen

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or resembling a peach; peachlike; having a surface like that of a peach; peachy.

    "They were fine, stalwart-looking men, well limbed, clear of eye, and upright in shape, with that peculiar color of a ripe, rich peachen hue upon the cheek, which only a pure temperate life perfect health can place there."

Example

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"They were fine, stalwart-looking men, well limbed, clear of eye, and upright in shape, with that peculiar color of a ripe, rich peachen hue upon the cheek, which only a pure temperate life perfect health can place there."

Etymology

From peach + -en.

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