blusher

English

Etymology

blush + -er

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌʃə(r)

Noun

blusher (plural blushers)

  1. Agent noun of blush; one who blushes.
  2. Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 9,
      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. Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.
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