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

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

2rouge

verb
rougedroug·ing

Definition of ROUGE

transitive verb
1
: to apply rouge to
2
: to cause to redden
intransitive verb
: to use rouge

First Known Use of ROUGE

1777

Other Fashion Terms

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

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