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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