a. and sb. [a. F. cerise cherry, rouge-cerise cherry-red.] Name of a light bright clear red, resembling that of some cherries.
1858. Times, 30 Nov., 10/2. Well-dressed beauties, who vie with the brilliant plumage they are admiring, in all the glowing grandeur of cerise and blue.
1865. Pall Mall Gaz., 25 Oct., 10/2. Gladiateur’s colours are blue and red, and Nu’s are cerise (which is very like red) and blue.
1882. Garden, 3 June, 395/1. The colours are … cerise, maroon, orange, rose.
