PEACHBLOW

Etymology

Adjective

peachblow (not comparable)

(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.

Source: Wiktionary


Peach"blow`, a. (Ceramics)

Definition: Of the delicate purplish pink color likened to that of peach blooms; -- applied esp. to a Chinese porcelain, small specimens of which bring great prices in the Western countries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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