vassar rose

noun

vas·​sar rose

¦vasə¦rōz,

¦vaas-

often capitalized V

1

: a dark pink to grayish red

2

of textiles : a moderate purplish pink that is redder and paler than fuchsia pink

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from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

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