cabbage rose

noun

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

cabbage rose

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabbage rose¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

I think she tries to emulate Hester Grimess cabbage-rose cheeks.

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When I revived and saw the lovely pale blush on her face I felt like a cabbage-rose beside a tea-bud.

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It frightens me to think that I've got only a few weeks more to turn from a cabbage-rose into a lily.

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At the moment Sophie reminded her of nothing so much as a full-blown cabbage-rose, dying to be plucked.

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Dodo looks like a beautiful cabbage rose himself, his cheeks are so rosy.

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