cerise

[ suh-rees, -reez ]
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adjective, noun
  1. moderate to deep red.

Origin of cerise

1
From French, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at cherry

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How to use cerise in a sentence

  • The lovers of early fruits, in Paris restaurants and hotels, know the cerises du Var very well indeed.

    Rambles on the Riviera | Francis Miltoun
  • Vos doigts tremblent comme la feuille, et vos joues sont rouges: mais, rouges comme des cerises!

    Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte
  • He followed her with a strange docility as she passed out of the unsavory Cerises-jumelles into the close, ill-smelling street.

    Max | Katherine Cecil Thurston
  • Les tartelettes aux cerises—les clestines la fleur d'orange.

British Dictionary definitions for cerise

cerise

/ (səˈriːz, -ˈriːs) /


noun
    • a moderate to dark red colour

    • (as adjective): a cerise scarf

Origin of cerise

1
C19: from French: cherry

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