cerise

[suh-rees, -reez]

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adjective, noun

moderate to deep red.

Origin of cerise

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

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Related Words for cerise

rose, flaming, maroon, glowing, cardinal, crimson, coral, wine, blooming, cerise, claret, pink, cherry, sanguine, carmine, brick, blush, rust, copper, russet

Examples from the Web for cerise

Historical Examples of cerise

Send to Cerise and tell her that I say she is to build you one immediately.
Nell, of Shorne Mills
Charles Garvice
Cerise, a French name for a colour, is really the same as our cherry.
Chatterbox, 1906
Various
From thence I repaired to Toulon, and found my dear Cerise as beautiful and as fond as ever.
The Pacha of Many Tales
Frederick Marryat
“I tell you again, Huckaback; I wish to have no more of Cerise,” cried the pacha.
The Pacha of Many Tales
Frederick Marryat
Cerise looked at me for one moment, screamed, and fell lifeless on the floor.
The Pacha of Many Tales
Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for cerise

cerise

noun

a moderate to dark red colour
(as adjective)a cerise scarf

Word Origin for cerise

C19: from French: cherry

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Word Origin and History for cerise

shade of red, 1858, from French cerise, from rouge-cerise "cherry-red," from cerise "cherry" (see cherry).