rouge

[ 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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Origin of rouge

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rouge

un·rouged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rouge

rogue, rouge

Words nearby rouge

roucou, roué, Rouen, Rouen lilac, rougail, rouge, Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon, rouge et noir, Rouget cell, Rouget de Lisle

Other definitions for rouge (2 of 2)

rouge²

[ roozh ]

/ ruʒ /

adjective French.

red; noting the red numbers in roulette.

Compare noir.

How to use rouge in a sentence

But the most recent poll of the race, conducted for the Baton Rouge Fox affiliate, has Landrieu ahead of Cassidy 36 to 32 percent.
How This Election Could Go to January|Michael Tomasky|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Schulze started recording after she and her husband noticed the stalled vehicle on the tracks in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.
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Indochina, East Timor, the Shah, our brief covert support for the Khmer Rouge.
Why Liberals Should Back Iraq Intervention|Michael Tomasky|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My favorite movies were Moulin Rouge and Gone with the Wind.
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The brutal Khmer Rouge regime has left physical and mental scars across Cambodia.
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But defeated candidates will quite agree that the game of "bleu et jaune" is a good deal worse than "rouge et noir."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895|Various
You may be able to fix your hair like hers—though I doubt it—but please remember that your mother doesn't want you to use rouge.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
It also imparts a delicate rosy tinge to the skin preferable to rouge.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Just before him was the Chat Rouge, the one place in all Paris that must not attract the attention of the mob to-night.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
If red is desired, use rouge; if black is preferred, use lampblack or powdered graphite.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

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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Origin of rouge

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Other definitions for rouge (2 of 2)

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