Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cerise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cerise \Ce*rise"\, a. [F., a cherry. See {Cherry}.]
Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile
fabrics, especially silk.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cerise
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
[syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
{cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},
{scarlet}]
n : a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cherry}, {cherry red}]
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