bice
[ bahys ]
/ baɪs /
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noun
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
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Origin of bice
Middle English <Middle French bis ‘dark’, of uncertain origin
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bice
/ (baɪs) /
noun
Also called: bice blue a medium blue colour; azurite
Also called: bice green a yellowish-green colour; malachite
Word Origin for bice
C14: from Old French bis dark grey, of uncertain origin
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