strawberry mark

American  

noun

1. a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.

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strawberry mark British  

noun

1. Also called: strawberry.  Technical name: haemangioma simplex.  a soft raised swelling on the skin, often red, appearing in the weeks after birth. Most will shrink and disappear without treatment

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Etymology

Origin of strawberry mark

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The bartender touched the strawberry mark with his fingers.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

He had a strawberry mark on his forehead.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

“Perhaps,” assented Bill, “although there won’t be any strawberry mark by which we can identify him.”

From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Davenport, Spencer

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

From Snowdrop and Other Tales by Grimm, Jacob