CERISE

red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet

(adjective) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

cerise, cherry, cherry red

(noun) a red the color of ripe cherries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cerise (countable and uncountable, plural cerises)

A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

Adjective

cerise (comparative more cerise, superlative most cerise)

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

Source: Wiktionary


Ce*rise", a. Etym: [F., a cherry. See Cherry.]

Definition: Cherry-colored; a light bright red; --- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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