blusher

English
Amanita rubescens
Amanita novinupta

Etymology

blush +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblʌʃə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌʃə(ɹ)

Noun

blusher (countable and uncountable, plural blushers)

  1. (countable) Agent noun of blush; one who blushes.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 9, in The Line of Beauty, New York: Bloomsbury, →OCLC:
      Beside him Lady Partridge, her head tilted up, her face a mask of blusher and brown powder, like someone just back from a skiing holiday, was also clearly elsewhere.
  3. (countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.

Synonyms

Translations
face makeup — see blush

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