Definition of Blusher

1. Noun. Yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched.

Exact synonyms: Amanita Rubescens, Blushing Mushroom
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Amanita, Genus Amanita
Derivative terms: Blush

2. Noun. Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.
Exact synonyms: Paint, Rouge
Generic synonyms: Make-up, Makeup, War Paint
Derivative terms: Blush, Rouge

Definition of Blusher

1. n. One that blushes.

Definition of Blusher

1. Noun. Agent noun of blush; one who blushes. ¹

2. Noun. Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier. ¹

3. Noun. A common name for several closely related, edible species of the genus ''Amanita'', including ''Amanita rubescens'' and ''A. novinupta''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blusher

1. one that blushes [n -S] - See also: blushes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blusher

blurs
blurse
blurt out
blurted
blurter
blurters
blurting
blurtings
blurts
blush
blush is off the peach
blush is off the rose
blush wine
blushed
blusher (current term)
blushers
blushes
blushest
blushet
blusheth
blushets
blushful
blushfully
blushfulness
blushing
blushing(a)
blushing mushroom
blushingly

Literary usage of Blusher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon by Adolphe Thiers (1864)
"blusher and Bernadotte, as we have seen, at the approach of Napoleon, had taken refuge behind the Mulda, and, since they were together, had been incessantly ..."

2. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1894)
"Lady Charlotte ascribed it to his recollection of the quick blusher, the pained blusher, she was in her girlhood at mention or print of the story of men and ..."

3. The Journal of Mental Science by Royal Medico-psychological Association (1874)
"find it difficult to account for shyness being the most frequent and efficient cause of blushing, as it makes the blusher to suffer, and the beholder ..."

4. The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1835)
"... hr the demonstration of blusher, he at first took th road to Namur, and thus, without any fault a part, lost time, which was inconceivably precio ..."

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