[roozh] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, rouged, roug·ing. | 1. | any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips. |
| 2. | a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc. |
| 3. | Canadian football. |
| 4. | to color with rouge. |
| 5. | to use rouge. |
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[roozh] Pronunciation Key | red; noting the red numbers in roulette. |
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| rouge
(rōōzh) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. rouged, roug·ing, roug·es v. tr.
v. intr. To use rouge. [French, from Old French, red, from Latin rubeus; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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rouge
| rouge | |
noun | |
| 1. | makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks |
verb | |
| 1. | redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks" |
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Rouge
Rouge\, a. [F., fr. L. rubeus red, akin to rubere to be red, ruber red. See Red.] red. [R.] Rouge et noir[F., red and black], a game at cards in which persons play against the owner of the bank; -- so called because the table around which the players sit has certain compartments colored red and black, upon which the stakes are deposited. --Hoyle.
Rouge
Rouge\, n. [F.]1. (Chem.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc. 2. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine. --Ure.
Rouge
Rouge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rouged; p. pr. & vb. n. Rouging .] To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
Rouge
Rouge\, v. t. To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.
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