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Definition of Peachblow
1. a. Of the delicate purplish pink color likened to that of peach blooms; -- applied esp. to a Chinese porcelain, small specimens of which bring great prices in the Western countries.
Definition of Peachblow
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peachblow
Literary usage of Peachblow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1890)
"Would n't you like to have some of this peachblow paper for ... I like this
peachblow paper that you sent me on Christmas ever so much. ..."
2. Report by Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (1889)
"Tubers oblong, large; a cross between the Excelsior and White peachblow. ...
This variety is too well known to need description Hall's Early peachblow. ..."
3. The Potato: A Compilation of Information from Every Available Source by Eugene H. Grubb, William Sumner Guilford (1912)
"I have succeeded in producing a uniform type of Perfect peachblow, of fine quality,
fixed type characteristic and fairly uniform size. ..."
4. American Gardening (1895)
"Weber & Sons exhibited among others Edna Craig, Dean Hole, Albertina, Meteor and
peachblow. Mr. May showed some choice blooms of Uncle John, Bouton d'Or, ..."
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