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 and .

Synonyms

• (face makeup): blush, rouge

Translations

face makeup

• Finnish: poskipuna (fi)
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certain Amanita species

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

Anagrams

• Buhlers, Bushler, Hublers, burhels