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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rouge \Rouge\, n. [F.] 1. (Chem.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc Called also {crocus}, {jeweler's rouge}, etc 2. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine. --Ure. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crocus \Cro"cus\ (kr[=o]"k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr Gr kro`kos; cf Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar kurkum Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {C. vernus} is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; {C. sativus} produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn. 2. (Chem.) A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron ({Crocus of Mars} or {colcothar}) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder. {Crocus of Venus} (Old Chem.), oxide of copper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crocus n : any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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