bice

[bahys]

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noun

either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.

Origin of bice

Middle English < Middle French bis ‘dark’, of uncertain origin

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Related Words for bice

olive, blue-green, fir, sap, jade, sage, moss, pine, forest, sea, grass, peacock, apple, spinach, willow, verdigris, malachite, beryl, chartreuse, kelly

Examples from the Web for bice

Contemporary Examples of bice

Apologizing to the BICE is a little bit like preaching to the church choir.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau
April 11, 2014

Historical Examples of bice

I have ever sung, and will for ever sing, the most glorious of His works: and yet, O Bice!
Imaginary Conversations and Poems
Walter Savage Landor
The others would all be collected about the fire, but Bice never approached the fire.
Sir Tom
Mrs. Oliphant
The Contessa did not turn her head or change her position when Bice entered.
Sir Tom
Mrs. Oliphant
It was not upon such men that Bice's appearance was to tell.
Sir Tom
Mrs. Oliphant
I was aware that settlements were very troublesome, but I had not thought it possible—Bice!
Sir Tom
Mrs. Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for bice

bice

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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Word Origin and History for bice

"pale blue color," early 15c., shortened from blew bis "blue bice," from French bis "swarthy, brownish-gray" (12c.), cognate with Italian bigio; of unknown origin. Via French combinations azur bis, vert bis the word came into English with a sense of "blue" or "green."