ROUGE


Meaning of ROUGE in English

[ ru:ʒ ]

■ noun a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for colouring the cheeks or lips.

■ verb colour with ~.

■ adjective (of wine) red.

Origin

ME (denoting the colour red): from Fr., 'red', from L. rubeus .

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