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Definition of Cerise
1. 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.
Similar to: Chromatic
Derivative terms: Carmine, Cherry, Crimson, Red, Redness, Ruddiness, Scarlet
2. Noun. A red the color of ripe cherries.
Definition of Cerise
1. a. Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.
Definition of Cerise
1. Noun. A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink. ¹
2. Adjective. Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cerise
1. a red color [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerise
Literary usage of Cerise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing, Charles Downing (1860)
"274 cerise Courte Queue 276 cerise da Nord 277 cerise a Bouquet 278 ... Flore Plena
279 Cerisier a' Fleurs Doubles 280 Cerasus Serrulata 280 cerise de la ..."
2. Journal of a Horticultural Tour Through Some Parts of Flanders, Holland, and by Patrick Neill (1823)
"Archiduc, Royale d'Hollande, cerise Portugal, griotte de Portugal. ... cerise de
Varennes, ou Bigarreau de Septembre. cerise ..."
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