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rouge

/ˈɹuːʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Rouge means: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.

Synonyms for rouge4

noun, as in makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

paint, blusher, blush

also used for rouge

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What does rouge mean?2

noun

1

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

verb

1

redden by applying rouge to“she rouged her cheeks”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rouge in a sentence

  • Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.fcbond
  • What say'st thou—slanderer !—rouge makes thee sick ?Babelball
  • The Khmer Rouge often used parables to justify their contradictory actions.Ekselans

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rouge

as a noun

plural
rouges

as a verb

past tense
rouged
present participle
rouging
third-person singular
rouges
past participle
rouged