n. & v.
n. 1 a red powder or cream used for colouring the cheeks. 2 powdered ferric oxide etc. as a polishing agent esp. for metal.
v. 1 tr. colour with rouge. 2 intr. a apply rouge to one's cheeks. b become red, blush. rouge-et-noir a gambling game using a table with red and black marks, on which players place stakes.
[ F, = red, f. L rubeus, rel. to RED ]