ablushadj.
/əˈblʌʃ/, U.S. /əˈbləʃ/ Chiefly poetic.
In predicative use only: blushing, flushed, rosy.
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redeOE
reodeOE
ruddya1398
reddy?c1400
purple1415
rougea1425
redly1486
gules1503
red-coloured1547
guly1592
blushing1597
angrya1616
rubric1623
minious1646
nacarinea1648
ruddle1649
rubriform1704
carbuncly?1730
blushful1804
envermeiled1822
ablush1852
flammulated1872
pyrrhous1890
1852 T. Aird Memoir in D. M. Moir Poet. Wks. I. p. cxxviii The bank, all a-blush with roses.
1866 A. Cary Ballads, Lyrics, & Hymns 86 Heads and shoulders clear outside, And fair young faces all ablush.
1894 ‘M. Twain’ Pudd'nhead Wilson v. 73 Presently Rowena returned, all ablush with joyous excitement.
1906 Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 45 From far-off English lane and walled-in hush, Wild roses, white and maiden-like a-blush.
1947 Democrat (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 29 May 2/2 The tree has been ablush with pink blossoms.
1991 Boston Globe (Nexis) 3 Nov. 53 His clothes are cotton and loose..long hair blond, cheeky face ablush.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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