rouge

[ roozh ]

/ ruʒ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR rouge ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.

a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc.

Canadian football.

verb (used with object), rouged, roug·ing.

to color with rouge.

verb (used without object), rouged, roug·ing.

to use rouge.

Origin of rouge

1475–85; <French: red <Latin rubeus; akin to red¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rouge

un·rouged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rouge

rogue, rouge

Words nearby rouge

roucou, roué, Rouen, Rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon, rouge et noir, Rouget cell, Rouget de Lisle

Definition for rouge (2 of 2)

rouge²

[ roozh ]

/ ruʒ /

adjective French.

red; noting the red numbers in roulette.

Compare noir.

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Example sentences from the Web for rouge

No amount of rouge will ever camouflage rhetoric and sophistry.
Letter to a Young Critic: William Giraldi Defends True Criticism|William Giraldi|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In later life, he is apt to lose his hair, and to disguise the ravages of time upon his cheeks by the aid of rouge.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 22, 1890|Various
Helene's cheeks flushed a stronger carmine than the rouge which she was administering, as she looked up in quick embarrassment.
The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball
She is a young and pretty woman, but she had a foot of rouge, pencilled eyelashes, and was powdered.
Letters to an Unknown|Prosper Mrime

She seemed to feel that some of the rouge from Zada's lips had been left there by Cheever's lips.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
On the right stood the rouge et noir and roulette tables, idly placed, to make up a show.
The History of Gambling in England|John Ashton

British Dictionary definitions for rouge

rouge

/ (ruːʒ) /

noun

a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks

short for jeweller's rouge

verb (tr)

to apply rouge to

Word Origin for rouge

C18: from French: red, from Latin rubeus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rouge
释义	rouge ¹ [ roozh ] / ruʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rouge ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips. a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc. Canadian football. verb (used with object), rouged, roug·ing. to color with rouge. verb (used without object), rouged, roug·ing. to use rouge. Origin of rouge ¹ 1475–85; <French: red <Latin rubeus; akin to red¹ OTHER WORDS FROM rouge un·rouged, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rouge rogue, rouge Words nearby rouge roucou, roué, Rouen, Rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon, rouge et noir, Rouget cell, Rouget de Lisle Definition for rouge (2 of 2) rouge² [ roozh ] / ruʒ / adjective French. red; noting the red numbers in roulette. Compare noir. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rouge No amount of rouge will ever camouflage rhetoric and sophistry. Letter to a Young Critic: William Giraldi Defends True Criticism\|William Giraldi\|September 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In later life, he is apt to lose his hair, and to disguise the ravages of time upon his cheeks by the aid of rouge. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 22, 1890\|Various Helene's cheeks flushed a stronger carmine than the rouge which she was administering, as she looked up in quick embarrassment. The Voice on the Wire\|Eustace Hale Ball She is a young and pretty woman, but she had a foot of rouge, pencilled eyelashes, and was powdered. Letters to an Unknown\|Prosper Mrime She seemed to feel that some of the rouge from Zada's lips had been left there by Cheever's lips. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes On the right stood the rouge et noir and roulette tables, idly placed, to make up a show. The History of Gambling in England\|John Ashton British Dictionary definitions for rouge rouge / (ruːʒ) / noun a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks short for jeweller's rouge verb (tr) to apply rouge to Word Origin for rouge C18: from French: red, from Latin rubeus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rouge paint, makeup, cosmetic, red, dye
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rouge

noun

verb (used with object), rouged, roug·ing.

verb (used without object), rouged, roug·ing.

Origin of rouge

OTHER WORDS FROM rouge

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rouge

Words nearby rouge

Definition for rouge (2 of 2)

adjective French.

Example sentences from the Web for rouge

British Dictionary definitions for rouge

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for rouge

Words related to rouge