rose du Barry
/ˌrəʊz d(j)ʊ ˈbari/noun
A soft shade of pink originally developed (1757) for use as a ground colour on Sèvres porcelain.
adjective
Designating something of this colour.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), prime minister and novelist. Either from rose + the name of the Comtesse du Barry, mistress to Louis XV from the late 1760s and a patron of the Sèvres porcelain factory, or from French Rose du Barry.
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