姥うば桜ざくら

noun

woman who was beautiful in her youth; faded beauty

Refers to a woman who retains traces of her former beauty despite age. Often used in a poetic or slightly old-fashioned way, comparing her to a cherry tree that blooms even after losing its leaves.

• 彼かの女じょは若わかい頃ころは評ひょう判ばんの美び人じんで、今いまもなお姥うば桜ざくらの趣おもむきがある。

  She was a celebrated beauty in her youth, and even now she has the charm of a faded beauty.