cerise

[ suh-rees, -reez ]

adjective

1. moderate to deep red.

cerise

/ səˈriːz; -ˈriːs /

noun

1. 1. a moderate to dark red colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a cerise scarf

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerise¹

From French, dating back to 1855–60; cherry

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerise¹

C19: from French: cherry

Example Sentences

That fat old Hemerlingue found it restful, puffing in his stage-box on the ground floor as in a trough of cerise satin.

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The gown was cerise in color, and from her forearm hung a great fan of green plumes.

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He smokes a pipe a yard long, and sits all day, with his swathed feet crossed Buddha fashion, on a brilliant cerise-pink blanket.

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We passed oaks all green and yellow, and maple trees, wonderfully colored red and cerise.

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Yes, James, soon you will once again see me in my silk hat, cerise fancy vest and brown boots (among other garments).

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