Etymology : French, from Middle French, from rouge red, from Latin rubeus reddish; more at RUBY
Pronunciation : 'rüzh,
esp Southern
Function : noun
Date : 1753
1. any of several types of red or pink cosmetics used on the cheeks and lips; reddish powder used as a pigment and polishing agent. apply rouge, color with rouge. 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. oyle.rouge \rouge\, n. [f.].
2. (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.
3. 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.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.rouge makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: paint, blusher] redden by applying rouge to; of cheeks.
4. red.
5. A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide.
6. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc.
7. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc.
8. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips.
9. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine.
10. To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
11. To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks".
12. 1. Rouge is a red powder or cream which women and actors can put on their cheeks in order to give them more colour. = blusher.
13. If a woman or an actor rouges their cheeks or lips, they put red powder or cream on them to give them more colour. Florentine women rouged their earlobes She had curly black hair and rouged cheeks. pink or red powder or cream that women put on their cheeks = blusher (rouge ).