What does rouge mean?

Definitions for rouge
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rouge, paint, blusherverb

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

  2. rougeverb

    redden by applying rouge to

    "she rouged her cheeks"

Wiktionary

  1. rougenoun

    Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.

  2. rougenoun

    Any reddish pink colour.

  3. rougenoun

    A single point awarded when a team kicks the ball out of its opponent's end zone, or when a kicked ball becomes dead within the non-kicking team's end zone. Etymology uncertain; it is thought that in the early years of the sport, a red flag indicated that a single had been scored.

  4. rougeverb

    To apply rouge (makeup.)

    She rouged her face before setting out for the party.

  5. rougeadjective

    Of a reddish pink colour.

  6. Etymology: From rouge.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

ChatGPT

  1. rouge

    A rogue refers to an individual who exhibits rebellious or disruptive behavior, often disregarding or violating social norms, rules, or laws. They tend to engage in unlawful or morally questionable actions and are often portrayed as deceitful, cunning, or untrustworthy. In different contexts, "rogue" can also refer to something or someone that operates or behaves independently or unpredictably, sometimes deviating from the established system or expected behavior.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rougeadjective

    red

  2. Rougenoun

    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

  3. Rougenoun

    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

  4. Rougeverb

    to paint the face or cheeks with rouge

  5. Rougeverb

    to tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks

  6. Etymology: [F.]

Wikidata

  1. Rouge

    Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rouge

    rōōzh, n. a powder used to give artificial colour to the cheeks or lips.—v.t. to colour with rouge.—v.i. to use rouge: to blush.—ns. Rouge′-berr′y, a shrub of tropical America, whose berries supply a cosmetic; Rouge′-dish, a saucer containing a thin layer of dry rouge; Rouge-et-noir, a modern game of chance, played by the aid of packs of cards on a table covered with green cloth—also Trente-un and Trente-et-quarante.—Rouge croix, one of the four pursuivants of the English College of Heralds; Rouge dragon, one of the pursuivants of the Heralds' College. [Fr. rouge (It. roggio, robbio)—L. rubeus, red.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ROUGE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rouge is ranked #93513 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Rouge surname appeared 196 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rouge.

    70.9% or 139 total occurrences were White.
    22.4% or 44 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.5% or 9 total occurrences were Black.

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  2. orgue

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rouge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rouge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of rouge in a Sentence

  1. Youk Chhang:

    Justice is a long and difficult road for all Cambodians, there is nothing we can do. We do not want to do what the Khmer Rouge did to us. This has taken a lot of patience and forgiveness already.

  2. Olga Khokhlova:

    I love the adrenaline of the stage. The Moulin is a magical place where I live out my passion, when I'm on stage, I know that I am the inheritor of famous dancers who for 130 years have made the Moulin Rouge.

  3. Deacon Luigi Mandile:

    The last month or so, I'll put down a minimum of 13-14 names between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, i just think everyone should be remembered. It's a reminder of what's happening in our city. It's out of control.

  4. John Garcia:

    [ I was trying to escape from ] the pain, the misery. The stress. The pressure. You name it. I was just trying to escape. That was my escape route. Not a healthy choice, but it was mainly to numb myself … The mere fact of seeing all the dead bodies, going to autopsies and doing the death notifications during the wee hours of the morning. Oscar-winning actor Actor Haing Ngor. who survived the savage horrors of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, was shot to death outside Actor Haing Ngor apartment. ( Oxygen).

  5. Colorado Republican Representative Ken Buck:

    Since the Baton Rouge tragedy, we’ve received calls and messages from around the country from individuals asking about the Blue Lives Matter Act, and we’re confident more members of Congress will be co-sponsoring the legislation as soon as they can when Congress reconvenes.

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