- (v.i.) To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
- (a.) red.
- (v.t.) To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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