rouge /ˈruʒ, ||ˈruʤ/
 口紅,胭脂(vt.)(vi.)擦口紅


 Rouge a.  red. [R.]
 Rouge et noir , a game at cards in which persons play against the owner of the bank; -- so called because the table around which the players sit has certain compartments colored red and black, upon which the stakes are deposited.


 Rouge, n.
 1. Chem. 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.
 2. 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.


 Rouge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rouged p. pr. & vb. n. Rouging .] To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.


 Rouge, v. t. To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.

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 rouge
      n : makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the
          cheeks [syn: paint, blusher]
      v : redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"