Underflush

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tinge of colour showing through from beneath.

    "Honey-coloured all over, with an underflush of vermilion at the cheeks and lips."

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"Honey-coloured all over, with an underflush of vermilion at the cheeks and lips."

Etymology

From under + flush.

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