Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.
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Examples for "winkle"
Examples for "winkle"
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Mrs. Tiggy-winkle ironed it, and goffered it, and shook out the frills.
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I will winkle out the secrets of this maze in no time!
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I had to winkle out this information from many different sources.
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In an almost comic few moments Kildare managed to winkle the ball clear.
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Like we needed a survey to winkle out such groundbreaking news.
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The stars began to bloom in an inky sky of periwinkle blue.
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There were, besides, some other sorts of shell-fish, particularly the large periwinkle.
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The trees were half in leaf, the sky was periwinkle blue.
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Over the big old tombstones creep vines of ivy and periwinkle.
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Her colors were bright -tangerine, periwinkle blue and beach-glassgreen.
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He was dressed in his requisite Wranglers and a wrinkled periwinkle polo shirt.
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Her dress was a tidy periwinkle, with an apron tied at her waist.
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What a delight it is to see a periwinkle piercing through the snow!
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White from the periwinkle; purple or black from the hard-shell clam.
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The periwinkle was common in mediæval gardens, and so was the gilly-floweror clove-pink.
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The baby Hermit takes the empty home of a periwinkle.
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They were large, oblique orbs of arsenic grey, highlighted with flecks of periwinkle blue.
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My lap is twisted slightly under my periwinkle blue dress.
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And these are the folks who came up with periwinkle.
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Would my periwinkle taffeta be appropriate for the occasion?
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Carpeting and upholstered furniture in shades of periwinkle and pink created a welcoming, homelike atmosphere.