Definitions
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- noun The plural of
pink . - noun
flowers in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes calledcarnations . - noun The traditional
scarlet jacket (s) worn by fox-hunters in the United Kingdom.
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Examples
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I am 54 and have noticed that, as I've aged, certain pinks have become more flattering to my fading complexion.
The Pink Dress 2009
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If you look around my school, at least, most of the girls are in pinks and florals.
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Some of Smith's sculptures even have swipes of paint on them that superficially recall the pinks of so much of Guston's work.
Art reviews: 'Philip Guston, Roma' and 'David Smith Invents' at the Phillips Philip Kennicott 2011
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The pinks were a couple of weeks ahead and starting to fade when the orange ones opened.
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Did you know they are called pinks because they look like they were cut with pinking shears?
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Beyond the pinks was a bed of pansies on the one hand; on the other, two apple-trees and a pleasant little green space; while under the cottage windows were tiger-lilies and tall white phlox and geraniums, and a great bush of southernwood; altogether, it was a front yard such as Miss
Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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But if you serve a liberal Democratic president, like the "pinks" who fell victim to McCarthyism, you can be taken down in a heartbeat.
Joseph A. Palermo: Glenn Beck vs. Van Jones: McCarthyism Enters the 21st Century 2009
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Some people are made more happy by other colors, such as pinks, peaches, or blues.
Improving Your Mood 2005
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Some people are made more happy by other colors, such as pinks, peaches, or blues.
Archive 2005-02-01 2005
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Among the drugs seized were cocaine, LSD, Wellconal ( "pinks"),
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