blusher

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 1036692193:

     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

• (face makeup): blush, rouge

Translations

face makeup — see blush

certain Amanita species

Czech: růžovka (cs) f (Amanita rubescens) Finnish: rusokärpässieni

Anagrams

• Buhlers, Bushler, Hublers, burhels