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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

  1. roucou,
  2. roue,
  3. rouen,
  4. rouen lilac,
  5. rougail,
  6. rouge croix,
  7. rouge dragon,
  8. rouge et noir,
  9. rouget cell,
  10. rouget de lisle

Origin of rouge

1
1475–85; < French: red < Latin rubeus; akin to red1
Related formsun·rouged, adjective
Can be confusedrogue 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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Word Origin and History for rouge

rouge

n.

1753, in cosmetic sense, "blush," from French rouge "red coloring matter," noun use of adjective "red" (12c.), from Latin rubeus, related to ruber "red" (see red). Replaced native paint in this sense. The verb is attested from 1777. Related: Rouged; rouging. The same word had been borrowed from French in Middle English with the sense "red color; red" (early 15c.).

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