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rouge


  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rouge  \Rouge\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Rouged};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Rouging}  .] 
  To  paint  the  face  or  cheeks  with  rouge. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rouge  \Rouge\,  v.  t. 
  To  tint  with  rouge;  as  to  rouge  the  face  or  the  cheeks. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rouge 
  n  :  a  pink  or  red  powder  applied  to  the  cheeks  [syn:  {paint},  {blusher}] 
  v  :  redden  by  applying  rouge  to  of  cheeks 




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