cardinal vs strawberry blonde

cardinal

adj
  • Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock). 

  • Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west). 

  • Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position. 

  • Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal. 

noun
  • One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.) 

  • Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related. 

  • A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red) 

  • A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth. 

  • Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis. 

strawberry blonde

adj
  • An uncommon hair colour that is a combination of blonde and red. Strawberry blonde hair appears blonde in dim light, but when exposed to sun or a bright light, the hair may assume a slight tinge of pink or red color. 

noun
  • A person, especially a female, who has hair of this colour. 

  • A cocktail comprising one part vodka to two parts cherry brandy to three parts cola topped with a dash of cream and stirred gently with a swizzle stick before serving. 

How often have the words cardinal and strawberry blonde occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )