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A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To be a secondhand rose

Home The Lexicon To be a secondhand rose

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To be a secondhand rose

Definition

To feel or be treated as if you are not new or first-choice; see also the song Second Hand Rose.

Language

English

Type

Floramorph

Subcategory

Flowers

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