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rouge

18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) rouge (noun)
  2. 2) rouge (verb)
  3. rouge de cuivre (noun)
  4. rouge de feu (noun)
  5. rouge et noir (noun)
  6. rouge flambé (noun)
  7. rouge vegetal (noun)
  8. animal rouge (noun)
  9. black rouge (noun)
  10. bonnet rouge (noun)
  11. chinese rouge (noun)
  12. green rouge (noun)
  13. jewelers' rouge (noun)
  14. lip rouge (noun)
  15. mordant rouge (noun)
  16. vegetable rouge (noun)
  17. Baton Rouge (geographical name)
  18. rougeberry (noun)

1rouge

noun \ˈrüzh, especially Southern ˈrüj\

Definition of ROUGE

1
: any of various cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips red
2
: a red powder consisting essentially of ferric oxide used in polishing glass, metal, or gems and as a pigment
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Examples of ROUGE

  1. She was wearing too much rouge.

Origin of ROUGE

French, from Middle French, from rouge red, from Latin rubeus reddish — more at ruby
First Known Use: 1751

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

Rhymes with ROUGE

luge

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