Ruddy

Ruddy

Ruddy (also called florid) is a reddish-rosy crimson colour, closer to red than to rose.

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Famous quotes containing the word ruddy:

    “You are my true and honorable wife,
    As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
    That visit my sad heart.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The richest of all lords is Use,
    And ruddy Health the loftiest Muse.
    Live in the sunshine, swim the sea,
    Drink the wild air’s salubrity.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “My maiden Isabel,
    Reflaring rosabel.
    The fragrant camomel;
    The ruddy rosary,
    The sovereign rosemary,
    The pretty strawberry;
    The columbine, the nept,
    The jelofer well set,
    The proper violet:”
    —John Skelton (1460?–1529)