rouge

views updated May 29 2018

rouge¹ / roōzh/ • n. a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips. ∎ another term for jeweler's rouge.• v. [tr.] [often as adj.] (rouged) color with rouge: her brightly rouged cheeks. ∎ [intr.] archaic apply rouge to one's cheeks.rouge² • n. (in Canadian football) a single point awarded when the receiving team fails to run a kick out of its own end zone.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

rouge

views updated May 21 2018

rouge
A. R. Croix and R. Dragon, two pursuivants of the English College of Arms, so called from their badges XV;

B. red powder used as a cosmetic XVIII. — (O)F.:- L. rubeus red.
Hence vb. XVIII.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

rouge

views updated Jun 11 2018

rouge French word for red. In heraldry, two of the four pursuivants of the English College of Arms are Rouge Croix, so named from the red cross design on the badge worn by the pursuivant, and Rouge Dragon, so named from the red dragon design on the pursuivant's badge.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES