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rouge

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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rouge /ruːʒ/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned  DCBpink or red powder or cream that women put on their cheeks 胭脂 SYN blusherrouge verb [transitive] heavily rouged cheeks 涂了很多胭脂的脸颊
Examples from the Corpus
rougeLouella says ask for rouge, Father.No powder, no rouge, no overwhelming smell of cheap perfume.Their faces were barren of rouge, and most of them were pale and troubled looking.One was young with a cupid face dotted with two splotches of rouge, and long brown hair.He had only the slightest touch of rouge and a little mascara, which made him look healthy.A special carmine stick replaced rouge on the cheeks followed by a dusting of face powder.Her hands shook so much that she smudged the rouge and had to start again.Jack Duckworth won't be forsaking the ale for a drop of vin rouge.
Origin rouge (1700-1800) French rouge red
rouge nounChinese
pink cream that put Corpus their on or red women or powder


rouge
rouge /ruːʒ/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: rouge 'red'
pink or red powder or cream that women put on their cheeks
   SYN  blusher
—rouge verb [transitive]:
    heavily rouged cheeks


rougeBrE /ruːʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ruːʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (old-fashioned) a red powder used by women for giving colour to their cheeks 胭脂 rouge verb~ sth