cerise
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cerise
From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cherry
Vocabulary lists containing cerise
Example Sentences
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The garden now has 15 distinct rooms, affectionately given names such as Punchbowl, a space with an ombre effect, thanks to gradations of rhododendron colors from cerise to pink to white.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022
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
Yoshoto, in a beautiful, black and cerise silk kimono, was sweeping die floor with a short-handled broom when M. Yoshoto and I entered the instructors’ room.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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