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puce
[ pyoos ]
/ pyus /
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adjective
of a dark or brownish purple.
noun
a dark or brownish purple.
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Origin of puce
1780–90; <French: literally, flea <Latin pūlic-, stem of pūlex
Words nearby puce
Pucallpa, púcán, Puccini, Puccini, Giacomo, puccoon, puce, pucellas, puck, pucka, puck-carrier, puck control
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British Dictionary definitions for puce
puce
/ (pjuːs) /
noun
- a colour varying from deep red to dark purplish-brown
- (as adjective)a puce carpet
Word Origin for puce
C18: shortened from French couleur puce flea colour, from Latin pūlex flea
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