Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cerise \Ce*rise"\, a. [F., a cherry. See {Cherry}.]
   Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile
   fabrics, especially silk.

Source : WordNet®

cerise
     adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
           of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
           [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
            {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},
            {scarlet}]
     n : a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cherry}, {cherry red}]