cabbage rose

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noun

a rose, Rosa centifolia, having large and fragrant pink flowers, cultivated in many varieties.

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Origin of cabbage rose

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby cabbage rose

cabbage looper, cabbage moth, cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, cabbage root fly, cabbage rose, cabbagetown, cabbage tree, cabbage-tree hat, cabbage white, cabbageworm

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How to use cabbage rose in a sentence

I think she tries to emulate Hester Grimess cabbage-rose cheeks.
The Girls of Central High|Gertrude W. Morrison
When I revived and saw the lovely pale blush on her face I felt like a cabbage-rose beside a tea-bud.
The Melting of Molly|Maria Thompson Daviess
It frightens me to think that I've got only a few weeks more to turn from a cabbage-rose into a lily.
The Melting of Molly|Maria Thompson Daviess
At the moment Sophie reminded her of nothing so much as a full-blown cabbage-rose, dying to be plucked.
Poppy|Cynthia Stockley

Dodo looks like a beautiful cabbage rose himself, his cheeks are so rosy.
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for cabbage rose

cabbage rose

noun

a rose, Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head

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