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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More important, it’s a cool-looking evergreen with brushy cerise flowers.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021
One of the grooms was in a long black-and-gold tunic, the other in white picked out in cerise.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
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
I put on my other jogging suit, the cerise one, and do some desultory stretching exercises on Jon’s floor.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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