Definition: cerise

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Cerise \Ce*rise"\, a. [F., a cherry. See Cherry.]
   Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile
   fabrics, especially silk.