rouge

Definitions of rouge
  1. noun
    makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
    synonyms: blanketsel, blusher, dodekop, poleerrood, polijstrood, verfproduct, verfprodukt
  2. noun
    yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
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    type of:
    plaatzwam
    a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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