rouge
1 Americannoun
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any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
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a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
adjective
noun
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a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks
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short for jeweller's rouge
verb
Other Word Forms
- unrouged adjective
Etymology
Origin of rouge
1475–85; < French: red < Latin rubeus; akin to red 1
Example Sentences
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She was older but tried to hide it with lots of rouge on her cheeks and lips.
From Literature
“You certainly don’t need any rouge today, my dear,” he said.
From Literature
Don’t let the rouged cheeks and Shirley Temple curls fool you.
From Los Angeles Times
Her ensemble is accented with abundant gold jewelry and a variety of red splashes in wrist- and hair-bows, brightly rouged cheeks and a feathered headdress.
From Los Angeles Times
I scooped up a pét-nat rouge, a rosé and a red blend on my way out of town at Yakima’s Apple Valley Emporium, a combination skateboard and bottle shop.
From Seattle Times
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