bice
- either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
Origin of bice
Related Words for bice
olive, blue-green, fir, sap, jade, sage, moss, pine, forest, sea, grass, peacock, apple, spinach, willow, verdigris, malachite, beryl, chartreuse, kellyExamples from the Web for bice
Contemporary Examples of bice
Apologizing to the BICE is a little bit like preaching to the church choir.
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 PoemsWalter Savage Landor
The others would all be collected about the fire, but Bice never approached the fire.
Sir TomMrs. Oliphant
The Contessa did not turn her head or change her position when Bice entered.
Sir TomMrs. Oliphant
I was aware that settlements were very troublesome, but I had not thought it possible—Bice!
Sir TomMrs. Oliphant
Bice turned one ear to her patroness with a startled look of interrogation.
Sir TomMrs. Oliphant
bice
- Also called: bice blue a medium blue colour; azurite
- Also called: bice green a yellowish-green colour; malachite
Word Origin for bice
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."