strawberry mark

noun

1. a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.

strawberry mark

noun

1. a soft raised swelling on the skin, often red, appearing in the weeks after birth. Most will shrink and disappear without treatment Technical namehaemangioma simplex Also calledstrawberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of strawberry mark¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar.

From Literature

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From Literature

I recognised it by the strawberry mark in Cap.

From Project Gutenberg

His mother said, ‘Yes, our son has a strawberry mark under his right arm.’

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Really, your story runs like a melodrama, where the hero turns out to be a duke and his mother knows the strawberry mark on his arm.

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