Emily Dickinson Lexicon

pink (-s), n. [see pink, adj.] (webplay: eye, flower).

1. Rosy-tinted flowers; blush-colored blossoms.
2. Blush; reddening of the cheeks.
3. Reddish-white hue; color similar to that of flowers of the genus Dianthus; [fig.] life; vitality.
4. Phrase. “Pink of day”: sunrise; rosy light of morning; reddish hue of the eastern sky caused by the rising sun.