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Rouge vs Blackguard - What's the difference?

rouge | blackguard |

As nouns the difference between rouge and blackguard

is that rouge is while blackguard is (dated) a scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

As a verb blackguard is

to revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

rouge

English

(wikipedia rouge)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a reddish pink colour.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.
  • * '>citation
  • Any reddish pink colour.
  • (Canadian football) A single point awarded when a team kicks the ball out of its opponent's end zone, or when a kicked ball becomes dead within the non-kicking team's end zone. Etymology uncertain; it is thought that in the early years of the sport, a red flag indicated that a single had been scored.
  • In the Eton College field game, a five-point score awarded for kicking the ball so that it deflects off one of the opposing players and goes beyond the opposition's end of the pitch, and then touching the ball.
  • (chemistry, archaic) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide, used in polishing and as a cosmetic; crocus; jeweller's rouge.
  • Synonyms

    * (makeup) blush

    Verb

    (roug)
  • To apply rouge (makeup).
  • She rouged her face before setting out for the party.

    Derived terms

    * jeweller's rouge

    See also

    *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    blackguard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
  • * Macaulay
  • A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard .

    Usage notes

    * Usually, only used to refer to a male person. * Blackguard may also refer to a man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.

    See also

    * blaggard * blagger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
  • (Southey)