cerise
moderate to deep red.
Origin of cerise
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How to use cerise in a sentence
The lovers of early fruits, in Paris restaurants and hotels, know the cerises du Var very well indeed.
Rambles on the Riviera | Francis MiltounVos doigts tremblent comme la feuille, et vos joues sont rouges: mais, rouges comme des cerises!
Jane Eyre | Charlotte BronteHe followed her with a strange docility as she passed out of the unsavory Cerises-jumelles into the close, ill-smelling street.
Max | Katherine Cecil ThurstonLes tartelettes aux cerises—les clestines la fleur d'orange.
Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2) | John Timbs
British Dictionary definitions for cerise
/ (səˈriːz, -ˈriːs) /
a moderate to dark red colour
(as adjective): a cerise scarf
Origin of cerise
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