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
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
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
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
He had four hundred Ligaroti pennants printed up in the horse’s colors, cerise and white polka dots, and attached to canes for waving.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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