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In literature, the term “bisque” is often used to evoke the soft, delicate, and pale quality associated with fine porcelain. Writers tap into this imagery to describe characters or objects with a refined, almost ethereal beauty—for example, a “bisque doll complexion” suggests a smooth, porcelain-like delicacy and vulnerability ([1], [2]). The color is also invoked in representations of crafted figures and decorative items, as seen in references to bisque dolls and bisque patterns that underscore an antique or timeless elegance ([3], [4], [5], [6]). In these instances, "bisque" transcends its culinary origins, offering a hue that signifies both fragility and a subtle, luminous refinement.
  1. That bisque doll complexion of yours will stand any color.
    — from Patty and Azalea by Carolyn Wells
  2. "I must have looked to Eva like a battered bisque doll—no wonder she couldn't place me!"
    — from The Rose-Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer
  3. Both girls looked as handsome in their way as the bisque dolls who [Pg 153] were splendid in Parisian toilets and a profusion of gleaming jewels.
    — from Little Nobody by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.
  4. She treated them as she might have a collection of bisque dolls.
    — from Marjorie Dean Macy by Josephine Chase
  5. that's all right," said Miss Mink in a tone that she did not recognize as her own, "the matches are in that little bisque figure on the parlor mantel.
    — from Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
  6. Dressed Doll Nellie, 14 inches high, in full summer dress set off with lace and ribbons, hat, lace hose and leather shoes; bisque head, arms and legs.
    — from The Pansy Magazine, November 1887 by Various

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