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Blush(health)
blush(1)(dictionary)
blush(2)(dictionary)
maiden's blush(dictionary)
blush 1, verb(dictionary)
blush 2, noun(dictionary)
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Strawberry Blush Sorbet(recipes)

blush(1) (iou)



blush noun & adjective. LME.
[from the verb.]
A. noun.
A gleam; a blink; a glance, glimpse. obsolete exc. as below. LME.
at first blush, at the first blush, on first blush, on the first blush on the first glance or impression.
A reddening, redness, of the face caused by embarrassment, shame, modesty, etc. L16.
put to the blush put to shame. spare a person's blushes not embarrass a person by praise.
Wordsworth Her blushes are joy-flushes. W. Boyd The hot blush had left his face but he felt his ears were still glowing.
A flush of light or colour; spec. a rosy colour or glow as of dawn. L16.
A blush wine. L20.
b. adjective. Delicate pink; of the colour of a blush. L16.
blush wine a wine with a slight pink tint, made in the manner of a white wine but with a red grape variety.
blushful adjective given to blushing; rosy, ruddy: E17.
blushless adjective M16.
blushy adjective E17.