ponceau

[pon-soh]

noun

a vivid red to reddish-orange color.

adjective

having the color ponceau.

Origin of ponceau

1825–35; < French (compare Old French pouncel poppy), perhaps diminutive of paon peacock < Latin pāvōn- (stem of pāvō)

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Examples from the Web for ponceau

Historical Examples of ponceau

According to the brand of azo red which is used, either scarlet or ponceau is obtained.
The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer
Alexander Paul
To make the colour turn on the ponceau or poppy, a little turmeric is added to the bath.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
But still, if that miserable Pingo or Ponceau—I never know what his name is—was only agreeable.
The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV)
Charles Paul de Kock