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ponceau

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[pon-soh] / pɒnˈsoʊ /

noun

  1. a vivid red to reddish-orange color.


adjective

  1. having the color ponceau.

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

The fourth group comprises saffranine, azo-dinaphthyldiamine, rosolic acid, coralline, pure eosine and cosine modified by a salt of lead, coccina, artificial ponceau, and red-wood.

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

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

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