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rouge

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[ roozh ]
/ ruʒ /
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noun

any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc.
Canadian football.

verb (used with object), rouged, roug·ing.

to color with rouge.

verb (used without object), rouged, roug·ing.

to use rouge.

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RELATED WORDS

paint, makeup, cosmetic, red, dye

Nearby words

rouche, roucou, rouen, rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, rouge croix, rouge dragon, rouge et noir, rouget cell, rouget de lisle

Origin of rouge

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1475–85; < French: red < Latin rubeus; akin to red1

Related forms

un·rouged, adjective

Can be confused

rogue rouge

Definition for rouge (2 of 2)

rouge

2
[ roozh ]
/ ruʒ /

adjective French.

red; noting the red numbers in roulette.
Compare noir.
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British Dictionary definitions for rouge

rouge

/ (ruːʒ) /

noun

a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks
short for jeweller's rouge

verb (tr)

to apply rouge to

Word Origin for rouge

C18: from French: red, from Latin rubeus
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