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The scarlet tassel -flower utterly refuses to unfold his brave plumes.
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The tall pagoda, like a velvetflower, blossoms against the sky; the Sacred Mountain fades, and in the town a child laughs suddenly.
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And lo, what she carried in her beak twinkled and trembled and shone in many colors, like a drop of dew on a velvetflower-cheek.
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A 1937 calendar, paper dolls, blue bow and velvetflowers all cosseted in a chocolate box.
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On mantelets of silk, entirely embroidered velvet ribbon is worn; or stamped velvetflowers, upon the stuff, produce a very pleasing effect.
Usage of quilete in English
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Delgado (Historia, Manila, 1892) describes the wild amaranths which he calls quiletes (an American word, according to Blanco) doubtless the plant indicated in the text.