Rouge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rouge	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Rouge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rouge n makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks Synonym(s): rouge, paint, blusher v redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"
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 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.] {[d8]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.