a. [ F., fr. L. rubeus red, akin to rubere to be red, ruber red. See Red. ] red. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Rouge et noir ety>[ F., red and black ],
v. i.
v. t. To tint with rouge;
n. [ F. ]
n. [ F., literally, red cross. ] (Her.) One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., literally, red dragon. ] (Her.) One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. [ F., properly, a little wheel or ball. See Rouleau, Roll. ]
v. t. To make short incisions in with a roulette; to separate by incisions made with a roulette;
v. i. & t. [ Perhaps the same word as rouse to start up, “buckle to.” ] (Naut.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. [ 1913 Webster ]