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ˈrose-ˌtinted, a. [f. rose n.] = rose-coloured a. spec. rose-tinted spectacles = rose-coloured spectacles s.v. rose-coloured a. 3.
1855Singleton Virgil I. 247 She said, and, turning off, reflected sheen From her rose-tinted neck. 1885‘Mark Twain’ Let. 2 Mar. (1917) II. 452 He sold me $10,000 worth of another rose-tinted stock. 1956C. Wilson Outsider viii. 245 The good-natured, eupeptic vulgarian who sees life through rose-tinted spectacles. 1966Listener 20 Oct. 559/2 The official propaganda machine, whose task is to present every aspect of Soviet life through rose-tinted spectacles. 1977Church Times 25 Feb. 7/2 There are no rose-tinted specs shading the very clear eyes of Elizabeth West as she describes life in her Hovel in the Hills. |