rouge n
1 a red powder, used as a cosmetic for adding redness to the cheeks
2 short for →
jeweller's rouge vb
3 to apply rouge to
(C18: from French: red, from Latin rubeus)
Baton Rouge n the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop.: 215882 (1996 est.)
bonnet rouge (French) n
1 a red cap worn by ardent supporters of the French Revolution
2 an extremist or revolutionary
(literally: red cap)
jeweller's rouge n
a finely powdered form of ferric oxide used as a metal polish, (Also called)
crocus See also →
colcothar
Khmer Rouge n the Kampuchean communist party, which seized power (1975) in a civil war: in exile since 1979, dispersed in 1999
Rouge Croix n a pursuivant at the English college of arms
Rouge Dragon n a pursuivant at the English college of arms
rouge et noir (French) n a card game in which the players put their stakes on any of two red and two black diamond-shaped spots marked on the table, (Also called)
trente et quarante (French, literally: red and black)