cerise
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cerise
From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cherry
Vocabulary lists containing cerise
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When we found her, she was in a cerise dress ornamented with black lace, two carmine stones in her ears, flanked by a couple of loutish youths in masks and hoodies, taking selfies.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
More important, it’s a cool-looking evergreen with brushy cerise flowers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
Best for globetrotting @hanyayanagihara Booker-shortlisted author and magazine editor Hanya Yanagihara shares inspiring designs she discovers on her regular travels, from frescoes in Paris to cerise walls in Milan.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2019
For his farm silks, Plank chose a deep garnet with three cerise diamonds, because Under Armour had just signed the University of South Carolina, which outfits its sports teams in those colors.
From Forbes ● Sep. 7, 2012
And since most of the silk available came from underclothing and evening dresses, the quilt was glorious in strips of flesh pink and orchid and pale yellow and cerise.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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