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Topic: HAIR AND BEAUTY

Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: rouge 'red'

rouge

 noun
     
rouge [uncountable] old-fashioned
DCB pink or red powder or cream that women put on their cheeks [= blusher]
—rouge verb [transitive]
heavily rouged cheeks
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