17 July 2013

cerise

cerise \suh-REES\, noun:

moderate to deep red.

Example Sentence

New South Wales was awash with cerise tonight as the Queensland Maroons celebrated their eighth straight State of Origin Series by defeating the NSW Blues 12-10.

Cerise comes from the French word of the same spelling meaning “cherry.” It entered English in the 1850s describing a shade of cherry red.

Today’s aphorism

QQQUUEEENNSLLANDDDERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On this day

17 July 2013 – The Queensland Maroons rugby league team win a record 8 consecutive State of Origin series against the New South Wales Blues.