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rouge
1[roozh]
noun
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc.
verb (used with object)
to color with rouge.
verb (used without object)
to use rouge.
rouge
2[
adjective
red; noting the red numbers in roulette.
rouge
/ ː /
noun
a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks
short for jeweller's rouge
verb
to apply rouge to
Other Word Forms
- unrouged adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of rouge1
Example Sentences
Don’t let the rouged cheeks and Shirley Temple curls fool you.
Her ensemble is accented with abundant gold jewelry and a variety of red splashes in wrist- and hair-bows, brightly rouged cheeks and a feathered headdress.
I scooped up a pét-nat rouge, a rosé and a red blend on my way out of town at Yakima’s Apple Valley Emporium, a combination skateboard and bottle shop.
They gather flowers and spread them at the door; Butterfly rouges her cheeks and puts on the wedding garments she wore the night she and the lieutenant fell in love.
Instead of wearing lipstick or rouge, I darken my eyebrows.
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