cerise
adjEtymology Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.
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Of textiles Cherry-colored; a light bright red.
Especially silk
cerise
noun/səˈɹiːz/ · /səˈɹiːs/
Etymology Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.
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A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
- Before us lay the autumn tinted woods glimmering in gold, purple, green, and cerise.1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 67:
- His bold patterns in vivid colours predated the arrival in Paris of the Ballets Russes, though his later designs reflect the canary yellows, bright blues, jades, cerises […]1980, Donald Pavey, Color, page 116:
- Derived terms
- Hollywood cerise