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cerise

American  
[suh-rees, -reez] / səˈris, -ˈriz /

adjective

  1. moderate to deep red.


cerise British  
/ -ˈriːs, səˈriːz /

noun

    1. a moderate to dark red colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a cerise scarf

"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

Etymology

Origin of cerise

From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cherry

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More important, it’s a cool-looking evergreen with brushy cerise flowers.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2021

An untrimmed monobrow might be just add the right soupçon of perversity, whereas shaving off one eyebrow and dying the remaining one cerise, might not.

From Slate May 23, 2016

Roasting radishes turns them into something new – it mellows their punch, and they turn the most beautiful cerise colour.

From The Guardian Jun. 14, 2014

For the “August: Osage County” premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, she wore a cerise Dolce & Gabbana lace frock.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2014

The dress Madam Claire picks out for me wraps my body in rich layers of cerise and coral.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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