Rougey

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  • rouge: (French) red → the first of the seven traditional colours of the rainbow
  • rouge: a fine red powder derived from safflower, and used as a cosmetic to give a reddish colour to the cheeks or lips → Montanism permitted their prophets to dye their hair, stained their eyelids and wear make-up; at that time, dyed hair and eye make-up was used by harlots; the Catholic Church forbade it
  • rougy: adorned or dusted with rouge