puce
Americanadjective
noun
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puces
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of puce
1780–90; < French: literally, flea < Latin pūlic-, stem of pūlex
Vocabulary lists containing puce
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As Shrope examined an unfinished puce skirt pinned onto a mannequin, he pointed to a 1964 drawing sitting on the counter for comparison.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Glazes are often brash and runny, chartreuse entwined with grape or puce with orange and off-white.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2015
Media say president Zdravko Mamic went "puce" after news of the incident leaked.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012
Shimmering first in puce, then fluttering in chartreuse, the colors of the background and the sundae evolve through many colors of the rainbow.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2012
Uncle Vernon stopped, his fist still raised, his face an ugly puce.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
The 35mm cinematography, by Anderson’s longtime collaborator Robert Elswit, is a symphony in murky puces and greens, the nauseating tones of a permanently harshed mellow.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2014
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