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pink lady

noun

  1. a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
  2. (often initial capital letters) a female volunteer in a hospital, usually wearing a pink uniform or pinafore.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pink lady1

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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Example Sentences

Apples—Braeburn, Macoun, Macintosh, Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji, Pink Lady, Golden Delicious—are also familiar hybrids.

In an exclusive excerpt from The Pink Lady, Sally Denton revisits the infamous Senate campaign.

"I am sorry," she replied instead, not saying a word about the poor little toes which the pretty pink lady had crushed.

In season the pink lady-slippers grew in great patches and other flowers to make the prairie gay.

"I will give you a dime for one of those pink lady's-slippers," said a bent, old man.

"Then don't disappoint Matthew," said the pink lady, laughing.

"We'll have to keep our eyes open for a pink lady's slipper over in the damp part of the Clarks' field," said Roger.

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