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
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
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
A cerise silk gown from Bruce Oldfield, meanwhile, was Bianca Jagger's weapon of choice in the late 70s when she wanted to show Mick just what he was missing by going off with Jerry Hall.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 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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