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cerise

American  
[suh-rees, -reez] / səˈris, -ˈriz /

adjective

  1. moderate to deep red.


cerise British  
/ -ˈriːs, səˈriːz /

noun

    1. a moderate to dark red colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a cerise scarf

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cerise

From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cherry

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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

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 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

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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