BICE
Proper noun
Bice (plural Bices)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bice is the 5117th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6841 individuals. Bice is most common among White (93.01%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
bice (countable and uncountable, plural bices)
A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
A cobalt blue pigment.
Source: Wiktionary
Bice, Bise, n. Etym: [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.]
(Paint.)
Definition: A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of
copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice. Green bice is
prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding
down the green carbonate of copper. Cooley. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition