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rouge

/ɹuːʒ/

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noun

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

Examples :

"Sarah used a light shade of rouge to add a touch of color to her cheeks before her job interview. "

appearance color

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noun

Any reddish pink colour.

Examples :

"The artist used a vibrant rouge to paint the cheeks of the portrait model. "

color appearance

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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. (This scoring term is not often used in Canada, with the term single being more commonly used.)

Examples :

"The football team earned a rouge when the opposing team kicked the ball out of their own end zone. "

sport game point

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In the Eton wall game, a scrummage, melée.

Examples :

"The rugby team formed a rouge after a penalty. "

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In the Eton College field game, a scoring move accomplished by touching the ball down behind the opponents' goal-line (somewhat similar to the try in rugby). Originally, the player who scored the rouge had a chance to kick a goal, and the rouge was used as a tie-breaker if an equal number of goals was scored by each side. In the contemporary Eton College field game, a five-point score is awarded for kicking the ball so that it deflects off one of the opposing players and goes beyond the opposition's end of the pitch, and then touching the ball.

Examples :

"The team scored a rouge, earning five points and putting them ahead in the field game. "

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From 1862 to 1868, a similar scoring move in Sheffield rules football. From 1862 to 1867, accomplished by touching the ball down after it had been kicked between two "rouge flags" either side of the goal. From 1867-1868, awarded for kicking the ball between the rouge flags and under the crossbar.

Examples :

"The rules for the school's football game in 1865 included the "rouge" scoring method, where a team would score by kicking the ball between the flags. "

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A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide, used in polishing and as a cosmetic; crocus; jeweller's rouge.

Examples :

"The jeweler used rouge to polish the silver ring. "

material substance chemistry appearance color

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verb

To apply rouge (makeup).

Examples :

"She rouged her face before setting out for the party."

appearance body

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adjective

Of a reddish pink colour.

Examples :

"My sister's new dress is a lovely shade of rouge. "