ponceau
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ponceau
1825–35; < French (compare Old French pouncel poppy), perhaps diminutive of paon peacock < Latin pāvōn- (stem of pāvō )
Example Sentences
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With square ends, pattern No. 1, middle size netting silk, colours ponceau white, shaded green, and No. 5 steel beads.
From Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations by Riego de la Branchardi?re, ?l?onore
It was my very first ball, and I have a vivid recollection of my white muslin frock and magnificent ponceau sash.
From Records of a Girlhood by Kemble, Fanny
This last reaction not being very distinct, red-wood shades might be mistaken for those of artificial ponceau but for the superior brightness of the latter.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
Ground black, 3 shades of ponceau, 3 of green, 4 of orange; make a chain of 7 stitches with black. 1st round—2 stitches in 1.
From Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations by Riego de la Branchardi?re, ?l?onore
Artificial ponceau does not undergo any change on treatment with hydrochloric acid, and resists potash.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
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