Lexic.us

Definition of Blusher

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

2. Noun. Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.

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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