old rose
noun
: a variable color averaging a grayish red
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 26-year-old rose to fame acting in Disney franchises like Liv and Maddie and Descendants. 
Billboard Staff, Billboard, 2 June 2022 Long before the 38-year-old rose to fame in the theater world as Elphaba in the long-running musical Wicked, Vosk worked at a boutique investor relations firm in New York City. Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021 In his family apartment in Paris, the textile designer Manuel Canovas uses yellow, old rose and green alongside the spirited patterns that made his name. Marie-noëlle Lanoote, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2021 Their absence, alas, allows a bit of blush to remain on the old rose. WSJ, 16 Sep. 2021 In the 1980s, MacKenzie was down in the Mosaic Terrace, there was still some statuary, and old rose bowers and irises were in bloom. Washington Post, 7 July 2021 The 73-year-old rose from humble beginnings working in garment factories to eventually become a billionaire at the helm of an apparel chain Giordano that spanned across Asia. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2021 And these gifts will last a lot longer than the same old rose bouquet. Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2021 The 56-year-old rose from the humble roots of an avocado growing family, dropped out of primary school to work in the fields, to become one of the most potent drug lords on the planet. Hollie Mckay, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2020 See More
Billboard Staff, Billboard, 2 June 2022 Long before the 38-year-old rose to fame in the theater world as Elphaba in the long-running musical Wicked, Vosk worked at a boutique investor relations firm in New York City. Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021 In his family apartment in Paris, the textile designer Manuel Canovas uses yellow, old rose and green alongside the spirited patterns that made his name. Marie-noëlle Lanoote, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2021 Their absence, alas, allows a bit of blush to remain on the old rose. WSJ, 16 Sep. 2021 In the 1980s, MacKenzie was down in the Mosaic Terrace, there was still some statuary, and old rose bowers and irises were in bloom. Washington Post, 7 July 2021 The 73-year-old rose from humble beginnings working in garment factories to eventually become a billionaire at the helm of an apparel chain Giordano that spanned across Asia. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2021 And these gifts will last a lot longer than the same old rose bouquet. Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2021 The 56-year-old rose from the humble roots of an avocado growing family, dropped out of primary school to work in the fields, to become one of the most potent drug lords on the planet. Hollie Mckay, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above