Associations to the word «Cerise»

Wiktionary

CERISE, noun. A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
CERISE, adjective. Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

Dictionary definition

CERISE, noun. A red the color of ripe cherries.
CERISE, 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats