Rouge

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Red.

II. Rouge ·vi To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.

III. Rouge ·vt To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.

IV. Rouge ·noun 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.

V. Rouge ·noun 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.

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