rouge

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[ roozh ]
/ ruʒ /

noun

any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
a reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used for polishing metal, glass, etc.

verb (used with object), rouged, roug·ing.

to color with rouge.

verb (used without object), rouged, roug·ing.

to use rouge.

Origin of rouge

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1475–85; < French: red < Latin rubeus; akin to red1

OTHER WORDS FROM rouge

un·rouged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rouge

rogue rouge

Example sentences from the Web for rouged

British Dictionary definitions for rouged

rouge
/ (ruːʒ) /

noun

a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks
short for jeweller's rouge

verb (tr)

to apply rouge to

Word Origin for rouge

C18: from French: red, from Latin rubeus